Jim Baird actually said...

"I would first like to state that for me, as a Mashpee Wampanoag woman, mother, grandmother and a leader of my community, and as a woman whose blood and bones have been in my territory for 12,000 years..."

"U.S. manufacturing plays a central role in the Nation's economic security and in our competitiveness."

"I hope that today's hearing will help inform research and a regulatory framework that continues to ensure safe and ethical development of biotechnology without stifling innovation."

"We really appreciate the work that you did and the other Members of this Committee in order to get a farm bill finished at the end of last year."