Jon Tester actually said...

"I'm actually very concerned we're not doing enough with our Federal dollars for research on publicly available, locally adapted seeds."

"I appreciate that perspective. And I hope every day when you come to work, you keep that perspective in mind as we go forth, because with rural America drying up, I don't think it's a net positive for..."

"I appreciate that. And I would hope that research would happen even before it's released into the ecosystem to find out what the potential of it happening out there is."

"I think these public cultivars are very, very important."