Thad Cochran actually said...

I am looking forward to working with you and all the members of the committee as we move forward in the 113th Congress.

But we are here to learn from our witnesses, and so I am going to ask that my full statement be printed in the record and express the hope, ...

We need to give producers the tools to manage the risks from those weather events and other risks.

We are all trying to figure out exactly what the practical consequences are going to be for sequestration and targeting of certain programs ...