"I have served in the Congress during the tenure of six presidents. I can honestly say President Biden, you have done more good works to benefit this region already and into the future with the passage of the Rescue and Infrastructure and Job Acts than any other president who I have walked alongside ..."
"The American people, over the next five years and more will develop a greater understanding of what you have achieved as they begin to experience the modernization of our nation."
"Dr. Gruner, I would like to ask you, in terms of the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, the coupon program, it is so popular."
"How do we encourage local schools to get food from local farmers? How do we move into those school nutrition contracts?"
"My goal in participating in the farm bill drafting will be to strengthen local agriculture in this country."
"I would urge you to look at that bill and put together a--you would have to give it a name, a food network plan for the regions that you represent."
"I wanted to just mention that in another bill Congress passed, which is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58), there is funding there for energy systems, new energy systems."
"I want to support local agriculture in this country."
"I believe that what American farmers grow, grows America."
"We can empower our local food banks to buy from local farmers because our local farmers are the major donors to our food banks."
"That is why I introduced the Afterschool Meals Act (H.R. 6357)."