"I agree with the gentleman from North Carolina, Mr. Watt, that most of the questions we have here today need to be addressed."
"It is unfortunate that the legislation passed out by the Energy and Commerce Committee, H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, does so little to enhance food safety."
"I very much appreciate that this Committee is continuing to devote its attention to such an important issue as the safety of our food supply."
"The cap-and-tax legislation that the Congress passed a few weeks ago, I think ignores the need to increase domestic production of oil and natural gas and nuclear power and so on."
"I have struggled with that with my dairy farmers in Virginia, who ship their milk greater and greater and greater distances primarily because of the nature of this policy and the way it works."
"I am also very concerned about the direction that our government is taking in terms of increasing the input costs to dairy farmers."
"I believe that needs to be overhauled."
"we are not just talking about what happens here in the United States, because it is one atmosphere, it is one globe."
"we have an unfair allocation here that is going to cause electricity prices to go up for my constituents more than they will in other places."
"I am making a plea today for common sense, and I very much appreciate your discussion of the unfairness with the allocations."
"Congress can certainly take action to prohibit the EPA from acting on that."