Frank Lucas actually said...

"The farm bill was quite an achievement; it contains a good deal of fine public policy that will be welcomed by our constituents."

"This ill-conceived law has created economic disruption in the livestock industry and set the stage for a potential $2 billion in retaliation as a result of a WTO dispute with two of our most important..."

"We need to get a lot more yield out of our forests."

"This hearing of the Committee on Agriculture to review the state of the rural economy will come to order."