"if we are going to restore some sense of fairness that the American taxpayer needs, do you think that we have to address such transfers where the goal of the taxpayer bailout was to revive the financial system, but not to reward any individual firm?"
"One of the things that we have learned in this entire catastrophe of the financial meltdown is that most of the things that were done that are truly outrageous and harmful to taxpayers and our economy..."
"Trying to figure out what is the 'right level of compensation' ultimately is an arbitrary decision."
"Your routine is to come in here and tell us you are 'doing everything [you] possibly can' and profess concern."
"At a certain point reasonable people have to ask the question as to whether the efforts that you are taking are cosmetic."
"What we have to do is make certain that we continue to have the resources in our dairy states and dairy farmers so we continue to become food independent."
"I urge the Committee to consider all options with regards to providing support for dairy farmers."
"The prices have fallen to record lows, even as production costs, as you know, have risen to record highs."
"I would encourage you to consider the potential of regional food security by the states working together to set milk prices that could reflect supply and demand in their regions."
"I would like to encourage the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry to consider setting a floor under the Class I mover as a method to increase income to dairy farmers."
"We must move beyond these differences in order to develop new and innovative policies that benefit the whole dairy industry."