Bob Goodlatte Quotes (17 Quotes)

The gulf coast region has been hit hard by two major hurricanes and is going to need federal assistance at several levels, ... The best way to make sure that the resources are targeted properly is for us to see this area firsthand. I am pleased that members from both sides of the aisle share my commitment to making sure that the relief effort is targeted and managed as efficiently as possible.

This president mocks the people, mocks the Congress, and this censure is just what he wants,

Our trading partners need to understand that we will do everything possible to ensure the competitive position of American farmers and ranchers,

we're losing international markets.

We will continue to hold 10 or 12 more hearings all through this year. This is the second one. We were in Fayetteville, N.C., yesterday. We will hold subcommittee hearings later in Washington, and plan to start writing the next Farm Bill early next year.

The United States is uniquely positioned in the world to protect the fundamental principles of free press and free speech, upon which the Internet has thrived,

Our biggest challenge will be trying to find ways to help farmers make it through this year,

Fair trade is vital to U.S. producers and we will continue to seek access to markets for our producers as well as continuing to reduce trade barriers to U.S. products.

Cities may now bulldoze private citizens' homes, farms and small businesses to make way for shopping malls or other developments.

While the Internet holds many potential opportunities for children, there is also a tremendous danger of online predators.

The oak has long been an enduring and mighty tree. It is truly a part of our national heritage and it merits the formal distinction of America's National Tree.

That's a situation we no longer find ourselves in. We are facing budget deficits again. The president has been offering tight budgets and we've been responding as best we can. We don't know how much money will be made available to us next year when we write the farm bill.

On the last farm bill, we had a budget surplus for the first time in 30 years. That contributed to having a lot of money available...

The visa lottery system poses a national security threat. Under the program, each successful applicant is chosen at random and given the status of permanent resident based on pure luck.

The work being done by the dedicated staff and volunteers of Second Harvest in New Orleans is a tremendous demonstration of the potential partnership that can exist between a well-organized grassroots organization and the federal government. Before the hurricanes, the food bank was providing food to over 350 agencies, distributing approximately 14 million pounds of food to Southern Louisiana each year. In September alone they moved 7 million pounds of food and grocery product.

The gulf coast region is very important to the nation's commerce and the effects of the recent hurricanes will be felt throughout the economy in the prices paid for food and fuel, ... In the brief time we met with producers, we heard some very compelling testimony.

While the Mississippi River itself continues to be a major hub of commerce, port facilities and agri-business are currently plagued by a number of problems that include a shortage of barges, workers and truck drivers at a critical time in the nation's grain harvest,