The thrust of what I'm trying to get into is, are farmers themselves--are their voices being heard within the co-ops.

the public has a right to know, Congress has a right to know.

Responses of Joseph Glauber to questions submitted by Senators Feingold, Sanders and Schumer

the fight to preserve dairy and family-based agriculture is not just an issue of dairy farmers.

That's absolutely correct. My understanding is that that may not necessarily be the case right now.

What recommendations do you have for her? What would you like the Department to do?

We take very seriously the concerns about the competitive consequences of those changes.

Let the record note that, here in St. Albans, Vermont, no farmer raised his or her hand in opposition to supply management.

And are you satisfied with the nature of the democracy within the Organic Valley co-op?

It is absolutely necessary to have a program so people understand that the supply is getting too large and demand is not meeting that.

Caring for our veterans is part of the cost of going to war.

We can lead the world in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, we can lead the world in creating the kind of good paying jobs that our people desperately need.

if our country and the rest of the world do not get our act together, global warming is going to cause horrendous problems.

If we do not act aggressively irreparable harm will occur.

I see a future where, instead of creating 330 jobs to build yet another fossil fuel plant, we create 4,000 jobs building a solar thermal plant that has no carbon dioxide emissions and does not pollute our air.

We could create, 4.2 million green jobs by 2038 by increasing efficiency and alternative energy production.

We need to create millions of good paying jobs as we break our dependency on foreign oil and as we lower greenhouse gas emissions.

By stressing efficiency, we will also create the framework for innovative technology development and economic growth.

America leads, America does not, and America does not just say no.

Does anybody here think it is a good idea that we spend approximately $450 billion every single year importing oil from abroad?

And not only would you be creating an inexpensive source of heating for the local residents, but you would be creating jobs in the area as well.

Many of us, including the leading scientists in the world, are worried about what this planet will look like if we do not reverse greenhouse gas emissions and do not deal with global warming.

Burlington has been one of the leaders in the country. Has that had dire economic impacts?

What would be the economic costs in terms of trillions of dollars of loss if we do not go forward aggressively?

We definitely want this included in the bill and at least for 40 years.