Patrick Leahy actually said...

I want to thank Representative Peter Welch, who was unable to be here. He's leading the charge in the dairy crisis in the House.

It has been easy for many Americans to take American dairy farmers for granted.

I think Secretary Vilsak has made it clear that he wants to work with Congress to get the dairy industry through this very tough time.

I want to build a hearing to let policymakers in Congress and the Federal agencies hear directly from the farmers.