Jeff Fortenberry: “Food is health. And to make those two things inextricably intertwined has to be the objective if we are providing a…”

I told them what I knew and what I understood. They`ve accused me of lying to them and are charging me with this. We`re shocked. We`re stunned. I feel so personally betrayed. We thought we were trying to help.

Thank you again for holding the hearing. I thought it was a very thorough, good discussion.

No, other than again to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your leadership. I think it has been a productive hearing to unpack this significant portion of America's public policy of both expenditures but also impact.

Thank you, Representative Rose, for your thoughtful comments, the importance of agricultural education across a variety of institutions.