"Please help us get cotton back as a title I covered commodity. It is the only commodity that is not in the farm bill, and we are sucking air."
"I think that our dairy producers support legal immigration, and they want to stop illegal immigration, like most Americans."
"We want to make sure... that there is a responsible and effective safety net."
"I'm particularly excited to be on the campus of Angelo State."
"I agree with Mr. McGovern. I might disagree with him on health care, but I will find common ground with him on R&D."
"I am very supportive of R&D and America's investment in R&D. It is incredibly important."
"There is the law and there is what's right, and they are not always the same."
"I support protections for whistleblowers, and I want to note that last year's Congress enacted one of the strongest whistleblower protection initiatives within the VA in our Nation's history."
"I think the entity, I think the system, I think the bureaucracy, I think the union dynamic, the civil service dynamic has been taken way to the extreme and has been abusive and is not allowing us to p..."
"Where's the voice for the veteran in determining the conditions under which they receive excellent service and care?"
"I am very discouraged to hear about the timeframe of years and the lack of productivity and problem solving."