"Given the interconnectedness of our maritime security and food aid programs, undermining one ultimately jeopardizes both."
"This joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture... will come to order."
"I strongly urge you to reject the dangerous arguments made by those seeking an end to in-kind food aid and cargo preference and continue the steadfast, bipartisan support the United States Merchant Ma..."
"I am particularly concerned by the fact that they attempted to achieve this by driving a wedge between the agriculture and maritime communities, while using scarce food aid funding to do it."
"Mr. Rushing, it seems the data connected to the physical piece of equipment has more influence on value and ownership than actually owning the equipment."
"Good morning. I appreciate the attendance of our colleagues and witnesses as the Subcommittee begins its formal review of the recent outbreak of highly-pathogenic avian influenza."
"This was without a doubt one of the worst, if not the worst animal disease outbreaks our country has ever faced."
"The Subcommittee has been following these events for some months but specifically chose to delay any formal oversight until the disease was under control."
"This was, without a doubt, one of the worst, if not the worst, animal disease outbreaks our country has ever faced."
"We want to highlight what was done right by identifying areas where improvement was made."
"I pray that we, as NATO, would give in to our Article V and help France the same way that, when we were attacked, we asked for Article V of NATO."