Jim Baird actually said...

"Paul Revere will be very proud of you. As I said, the British might not be coming, but a food shortage, a crisis is coming if we fail to act."

"To say this is important is an understatement."

"I want to thank you, Chair Plaskett, for holding this session and this hearing."

"This is really the first hearing that the House Committee on Agriculture has held on hemp ever."