“We need young farmers to buy land, enter the business and stay in our rural communities to raise their families. One of the most difficult challenges for beginning farmers is gaining access to adequate capital. As farming changes, we need to update the programs to meet the loan needs of those that are contemplating a farming career.”
“It is far more important that (the draft constitution) be hammered out by the Iraqi people than it is for people from the US to try to find a solution,”
“You can't attract capital investment from outside Iraq unless you have a constitution... get rule of law in place, capital will come, electricity will follow,”
“You can't attract capital investment from outside Iraq unless you have a constitution in place, a rule of law and a defined system that can guarantee property rights,”
“Overall, I think Trevor did a pretty good job. I think our offensive line did OK 70 percent of the time. It's that other 30 percent that I'm concerned about. We'll need to look at the film this weekend and reassess some things.”
“I don't know of a Republican coalition opposed to spending Social Security on retirement and only retirement; I think we can win that debate. But the amount is so small, it's more symbol than substance.”
“We'd like to help, but it does Americans no good to continue throwing money at the situation without a plan of responsible spending and rebuilding and without a way to monitor where the money is going and how it's being used.”