"I want to follow up, too, on a couple of the comments that you had made before the House Appropriations Subcommittee."
"Good enforcement is always the best deterrent."
"What is your greatest challenge, and how can we, as a Committee, be helpful to you?"
"I grew up in the shadow of the Cold War as a kid, and I always thought Armageddon was going to be nuclear weapons and missiles, et cetera. I have come to believe it is going to be every individual is ..."
"If we are going to get that habitat back, we have to incentivize restoration, and so voluntary conservation becomes very, very important."
"By investing in collaboration--which you all did as part of the farm bill when you did the insect and disease language, that requires collaboration--that type of approach, over the long-term, will win..."
"The Secretary has often said that agriculture on its own might not be able to pass an agreement, but it certainly can prevent one from passing Congress."
"Tell me where we are with our research programs, any highlights that we have."
"What areas in particular do you think we need a real shot in the arm? Is there a specific area of research in terms of priorities and prioritizing funding where you think we really need to focus?"
"I want to get some clarification and explore a little more on this issue related to the pork trademark."
"By gosh, this is not the Soviet Union, or I hope that we are not becoming the Soviet Union."