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" Agriculture is in my heart. "

" But we know that the very God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time. And sometimes we're called upon to defend both life and liberty - God's blessings to Americans, and indeed, to all of His creation. "

" Ethanol is here to stay, and we're going to work for new technologies to be more efficient. "

" Floods, droughts, and natural disasters are a fact of life for farmers, ranchers, and foresters. They have persevered in the past, and they will adapt in the future - with the assistance of the scientists and experts at USDA. "

Natural Disasters

" Food is a noble thing to trade. "

" I am a conservative Republican from the South. "

" I am a small business owner; I'm in the agri-business. That's about as blind a trust as you can get. We trust in the Lord for rain and many other things. "

" I believe Georgia should aspire to nothing less than greatness. And I believe greatness is within our grasp. "

" I call it people-to-people politics and that's what politics should be about, reaching out and helping one another and touching one another about what we're going to do. "

" I don't think you ought to walk into this country one day, and the first stop you make is the welfare office. "

" I expect each and every USDA employee to uphold their fellow Americans' First Amendment freedoms. "

First Amendment

" If I want to call somebody's name out, I want to make sure they've done wrong. "

" I haven't run across anyone in Georgia who is not regretful and repentant of man's inhumanity when you talk about owning one another. "

" I'm a big fruit-and-vegetable kind of guy. "

" I'm going to be the unapologetic chief advocate, chief salesman for American agriculture products around the world. You grow 'em, we're going to sell 'em. "

" I'm not sure about public apologies on behalf of other people as far as the motivation for them. "

" I'm not very much of a 'name it and shame it' kind of guy. "

" In Georgia, agriculture is one area where Democrats and Republicans consistently reached across the aisle and work together. "

" In my eight years as governor, I did everything I could to resist federal control of issues that belong to the states. "

" In the business world, lower profits reflect less demand for your product. But in government the opposite is true - demand for our services increases in hard times. "

" It doesn't hurt to be a former governor. It helps in terms of getting your phone calls returned. "

" I think overall, from a deputy, from an undersecretary standpoint, the goal of a good leader is to get diversity across there. Geographical diversity is important. Industry diversity is important: you can't have all corn growers... Not only that, you've got gender diversity, you've got racial diversity. "

" It is a commitment to our children and grandchildren to preserve a statewide network of land and water resources, prime agricultural and forestry lands, and natural, historic, and recreational areas for them to enjoy. "

" It is simply unacceptable for people to sneak into this country illegally on Thursday, obtain a government-issued I.D. on Friday, head for the welfare office on Monday, and cast a vote on Tuesday. "

" It's become a running joke among the public, and liberals have lost all credibility when it comes to climate science because their arguments have become so ridiculous and so obviously disconnected from reality. "

" It's not in the heart of America to see others go hungry. "

" I've helped create and save thousands of American jobs. "

" I want the USDA to look like America, and I want it to be the best, most effectively managed agency in the U.S. That starts with good people. "

" I want to say something in a tough-love kind of way about crop insurance. Let's face it: You don't buy insurance on your house hoping it will burn down. Neither do we want to buy crop insurance and hope our crop fails so we can file. "

" I will absolutely be an advocate and a fighter where necessary. "

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