The goal is to normalize trade relations based on sound science and consumer protection.

Science is the international language, so when we are able to convince countries that good decision-making for human health and animal health is based upon science, that’s a real success story for us.

We're going to do everything possible to make sure that food safety is always paramount, and that we work with the industry as aggressively as we can to make sure that we're paying attention to the food-safety issues.

Food safety involves everybody in the food chain.

The president has been a true friend of the ag industry, because he continues to invest large amounts of money at a time when savings is really the goal of the federal government to deal with the deficit.

We need to always be vigilant on the sanitary issues.

My goal with the Canadian border is the same goal I have for Japan and Korea.