"I think it is past time to take a hard look at the trillion-dollar commitment that is made for enhancing our nuclear commitment over the next several decades."
"The Department of Agriculture is the only department that can build a community from the ground up."
"I hope there is an opportunity to spend more time and attention on some of these things that don't quite get in the spotlight."
"One I would point out deals with placing a higher priority on conservation."
"I was sad that it was cut in the last Farm Bill."
"I appreciate the thrust of the hearing to be able to get into some of the details, not only because how serious the deficit--or how immediate, I guess, the deficit we have to contend with really serve..."
"Enforcing trade agreements is expensive, it is time consuming, it is hard."
"It would be great if the assembled multitude represented here of all the various agricultural interests could lean in a little bit on that process."
"I personally have found the charade we went through for some 17 years kind of embarrassing, dancing away from an event we know nobody had any expectation should happen."
"The compromise that was struck, and one that I thought was healthy, was to provide bonuses based on performance."
"I appreciate that part of this is process and part of it is performance."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And it will be fun to engage in this conversation, and I appreciate your starting it because the testimony here today, I think, was very useful."