"Last year, Congress passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to address the abuses in these markets."
"I fought to ensure that the bill preserved the ability of American farmers, co-ops, manufacturers, utilities, and businesses to use derivatives for legitimate business purposes."
"I am very proud to welcome our colleagues, new colleagues as well, to the Committee."
"Sixteen million jobs, that is the estimate of the total number of Americans who have a jobs because of American agriculture."
"Agriculture presents more than 70 billion dollars for our economy each year and represents one out of four jobs in Michigan."
"Even though the number of farmers are in decline, agriculture has had a tremendous impact on the overall economy."
"16 million jobs come from American agriculture and we look forward to working with you to make sure that our farmers have every opportunity to succeed."
"I wonder if each of you or whoever would like to respond could talk a little bit more about the larger impact that we see in rural communities from increased incomes."
"I think it is really important if we are not going to repeat mistakes that have been made before that got us here."
"I would argue that, unfortunately, the spending in the 8 years in the previous administration was not focused on those things that create innovation to create jobs."
"My concern is that we are now hearing with the new majority in the House that, again, deficits only matter when it is things that affect middle-class families."
"It is critical, I think, that the Fed and other regulators help banks, community banks, take full advantage of the lending initiatives."