"Since the 1980s, the international trade of fruit and vegetables, or specialty crops, has been characterized by tremendous growth."
"As globalization and imports increase, so do the risks to domestic producers from foreign pests."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thanks again for all of you for being here."
"I think that that is--would be very concerning for a company to send that message."
"I want to remind him that Congress, we, set the interest rate."
"Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for being with us today. I really appreciate it."
"I introduced a bill last Congress that was the basis for the SNAP employment and training pilot programs that were in the farm bill."
"The agency agrees that the Mississippi State Plan, and the work done in Mississippi between growers and beekeepers, is a model."
"The consumers I talk to are increasingly interested in a food system where sales occur the shortest possible distance from the field to the fork."
"I recently was volunteering at one of the food banks in my district, at Hopelink, and in my district, 40 percent of food bank client households have at least one person currently serving or who previo..."
"I helped introduce legislation, the SNAP Work Opportunities Act, that would provide an exception to the 3 month time limit for those looking for work in states that don't have the resources to offer t..."
"Washington State is one of our country's most abundant agricultural areas."