I'm pleased to join you in welcoming this distinguished panel of witnesses to our subcommittee hearing to review the Department of the Navy's budget request.
We spent a year in hearings and working to try to develop a consensus for writing a new farm bill.
I find myself in agreement with the distinguished Senator from Arkansas about the possible implications with changes in the farm bill.
I ask you to resist the urge to re-open farm bill provisions that impact the farm safety net.
I am concerned about your recent comments suggesting that agriculture may benefit from cap-and-trade offsets.
I commend you for working aggressively to implement the 2008 farm bill.
I hope that we will support the administration's efforts in developing more aggressive trade policies.
It could likely lead to support for cap and trade legislation.
We want to be a positive contributor to the solving of our energy problems.
It seems particularly unfair and counterproductive to the mission of EPA to consistently underfund such a critical and productive region.
If you believe that the current distribution of assistance to firefighter grants is inequitable or should include volunteer fire departments...