Richard M. Nolan

Lung cancer kills more than almost all of them combined. It has been stigmatized, because of smoking.

It was in 1971 that President Richard Nixon declared war on cancer.

Providing early screening as well as additional funding for research and prevention is the most important thing.

She said that she would gladly go through all that she had endured, as so many others have, if it could result in the passage of this screening to provide early detection, because it is so critical in saving and extending lives.

I think it is reasonable to understand why that early free screening wasn't initially given to the victims of lung cancer who were nonsmokers.

You better come to town and make a case for yourself, because if you don't there is a possibility that this town might not know you exist.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to thank the panel. It has been very revealing how important technology is for agriculture and the future of agriculture, and our ability to feed the world and to continue to grow and prosper.

As ag data improves and has become more useful to farmers, there appears to be a widening gap among farmers, as well, that have access to this technology and those who don't.

The economy of the Great Lakes, if it were a nation by itself, would be the fourth most powerful economic nation in the world.

I do want to voice my support for allowing Veterans who have faced extraordinary difficulty with Choice utilize the Traditional VA Care in the Community/Non-VA Medical Care Program.

It is imperative that Congress not lose its sense of urgency as we push toward consolidation and reform.

It is also clear that we need a farm safety net that works for all farmers, regardless of which commodities they produce.

if you are not at the table, you might be on the menu, and we don't want that as well.

There is an old saying in this town that if you don't show up to make your case, why one of two things can happen. One is nobody knows you exist. Worse yet, they know you exist and think you don't care.

The fact of the matter is--we need to do everything we can to put a stop to these boom and bust cycles that threaten our farmers, our rural communities, our rural businesses and the good paying jobs they support all across rural America.

It's abundantly clear from all the numbers and studies we've seen that economic times in America's farm country are tough and getting tougher.

Because the fact of the matter is that we need to do everything we can to put a stop to these boom and bust cycles that threaten our farmers, threaten our rural communities, threaten our rural businesses, and the many good paying jobs they…

American farmers represent, what, only about two percent of the population now, and that coalition with the food consumers is absolutely critical.

I think they should go in together. This is a national security issue with our food.

It is abundantly clear from all the numbers and studies that we have seen that economic times in America's farm country are tough, and they are getting tougher.