Annie Kuster actually said...

"Thank you very much, Chairman Coffman and Chairman Benishek, and I appreciate you taking the time for this hearing, it's an important one, and to my Ranking Member Brownley."

"I think each state is giving a section of the specialty crop where their research center can apply for the different grants."

"We want to work with you, we want to solve this problem, we will go to our colleagues, Rs and Ds, and ask them for the funds, but we need some accountability."

"we do have, in the rural communities, particularly bioenergy is a very big piece for us."