"Sometimes, good intentions--I am talking about government programs--the good intentions don't really end up helping the people that we would like to help in a manner that we would like to help."
"The next reauthorization of the farm bill presents an opportunity to review the program with the benefit of lessons learned during the temporary government shutdown of 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic t..."
"The farm bill is so important to the rural communities like my district in west central Indiana."
"I will say our Committee didn't miss the mark."
"In the past, dairy policy was regularly one of the most contentious debates during farm bill reauthorizations."
"we were intentional in selecting our witnesses for our stakeholder panel today from multiple regions across the country, because this will provide us with the diversity of views."
"I am proud of our dairy industry for rising to the unprecedented challenges."
"Now, I want to commend the National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association for their work."
"So can you elaborate on--are there any issues that we need to tweak in that program, that you are aware of, or has it been working well enough to leave it alone?"
"I appreciate the opportunity to sit in on this important hearing."
"I think there needs to be an increase or a proportion of what goes to SNAP should come a higher proportion to the Tribes."