Sam Graves actually said...

Thank you, Chair Titus, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today.

I support the Chair's legislation and hope we can use what we learn today as the basis for more protections for animals in the future.

It is important that the well-being of livestock be a serious part of disaster relief and mitigation efforts.

We are looking at shortages to the tune of 754,000 jobs over the next 20 years in terms of maintenance techs.