"opening statement"
"I applaud the formation of the Congressional Agricultural Research Caucus that Representatives Davis and Panetta--my home Congressman--lead."
"What we shouldn't do is assume the 1890s are only going to be dealing with small and minority farmers, but what we have to do is leverage the best two scientists."
"I would like to work together to have template contracts."
"I am worried about the accountability factor."
"Not only would cuts to the SNAP program reverse years of gains that cities and states like New York have made in service delivery it would also harm local economies."
"We would also like to take this opportunity to work with you to protect low-income and vulnerable Americans as well as Americans with disabilities against any proposed Federal cuts to the SNAP program..."
"If your question is, do the states need to work and align more closely with the Federal Government before we roll out these systems, I would agree."
"There are 25 million people in East Africa alone at risk of starvation and food insecurity."
"We have one of the most fouled up SNAP programs in the country."
"we are penalizing those poorest and most at risk in our country."