Michelle Lujan Grisham

How do I do that, sir?

What do we do so that everybody sitting here today is clear that when there is a warning signal, no matter how small--and here, they weren't small. They were not small. They were huge.

I was right. I went down there and got it myself.

And as both sides try to tackle this problem, because our real issue here is to figure out how we prevent it from happening ever again and, secondly, what we can do about restoring faith to the--our constituents who don't believe either of…

You have an obligation, the both of you.

They were harming people.

Can you commit today that you are going to work on that and make sure that we are getting the data that we need?

There are places where we want to keep roads open----

Under Secretary Bonnie, I know that you are well aware, and so is the whole Committee, that Congress, unfortunately, is a bit gridlocked on the Forest Service wildfire budget situation.

These kids can't help any of those certification or verification problems. They are not responsible for the waste and issues that you addressed.

This significant increase, I believe, will result in eligible low-income children being, quite frankly, kicked off the lunch program.

Making healthful school meals accessible to low-income families is a priority for your agency

There is a serious critical difference between the response of Governor Snyder and the response of Governor Kasich.

We have a terrible end result. We have people drinking unsafe water.

What we all want is good and effective government. And for me it is irrelevant whether that good and effective protective government is at the Federal level, at the State level, or the local level.

I appreciate the panel, and I really appreciate the closing sentiments and your allowance of extra time to talk about the power of learning from our mistakes, not being so risk-adverse, and to taking every opportunity to collaborate and…

Instead of any kind of top down approach, it is really great to be able to engage the people who are doing the work.

We all have pressure about making sure we are doing the right thing for those species, and we are supporting and advocating for our producers and our ranchers and farmers.

I appreciate that. I agree with you that that sort of education and technical assistance needs to be driven back down to the local level and make that available.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Your experience makes a difference, and if there are things that come to you, that is very helpful to us.

I have also heard that some producers may get a grant, so they might be smaller and still manage to get a grant, but because there is no technical assistance components to those grants, it can be very difficult for them to successfully…

Mr. Price, in your testimony you mentioned how helpful NRCS is and that the personnel there are an incredible resource for ranchers.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks to the panel. We really appreciate your level of expertise and participation in these hearings so that we can better navigate, as a Committee, how we support you and support USDA to make a difference.

This is exactly what I want to hear, although I would encourage you to work with all Federal agencies...