They are very intriguing. I admire the way they live, get food and use sonar.

It is a very laborious process, but we feel accuracy is more important than expediency. I'm not going to apologize for taking our time and making sure we get it right.

There are so many nominations to look through, but the crisis team stood out. We were really impressed with what they have done.

The committee had a difficult time. There are so many deserving people.

We're facing huge demand increases for food stamps and Medicaid assistance, ... At a time when so much is undecided, I just don't expect those talks to happen.

Japan has chosen to ignore internationally recognized science and instead based their food safety on emotion and politics. This comes at a high price for the American beef industry. ... We're not going to stand idly by while politics and posturing drive international trade policy rather than sound science.