Patrick Leahy

If they do not, then do we pass legislation that defines it?

Thank you. Senator Chambliss told me he would stamp my visa and tell me how to get there.

I will make sure we get summaries to them. This has been well worthwhile.

You are right what you said about the way of life, and that is a significant part of it. But you also want to be able to make a profit.

All their work, both on and off the farm, is directed to forge connections between the people, the food and the land.

The only way that this industry can grow if the standards are met and they are followed and they are enforced.

The passage of OFPA brought much needed order to the industry.

I try never to tell the Vermont--or suggest to the Vermont legislature what they should do in the vain hope that they would return the compliment.

We are willing to meet higher standards and we will do what is right, but give us some national standards so we are competing on a level playing field.

We had a strong bipartisan coalition we put together.

Consumer confidence is key to the organics industry's growth.

I am delighted to be here today to celebrate the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990.

I love it. Thank you.

Unfortunately, we are down to the last two or three weeks before recess for the mid-term elections.

In a different life, I could lock people up who did that, but I just want to know what you would recommend.

We continue to experience occasional shortages of organic products when our farms are unable to simply keep up with the consumer demand.

I have sometimes noted that senators are merely constitutional impediments to their staffs who do most of the work.

It feels like old times having you here in this committee.

I want our farmers to be able to export, of course. I mean, this is good for our country and our economy.

I know, but it is going to be a major issue in coming years.

I find that I am seeing in stores and elsewhere, more products are labeled 'natural.'

But I think they were on the right track on this.

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