John Hoeven actually said...

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks to both you and the Ranking Member for holding this important hearing today."

"If we find a way to make it easier to do business, companies respond. Investments are made, jobs are created."

"The availability, the affordability, and the quality of our food, though often taken for granted, is a linchpin of every American's personal security."

"There is not an industry sector I talked to... that does not come in and they say they are absolutely mired in red tape and regulation and bureaucracy which adds tremendous cost and makes it more diff..."