#region

It is critical to develop a biofuel industry powered by feedstocks produced in every corner of the country, in addition to the Midwest. That is why USDA has established five regional research centers working on science necessary to ensure profitable biofuels can be produced from a diverse range of feedstocks. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#centers #corner #country #critical #develop

Local and regional food systems are about opportunity. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#food #local #opportunity #regional #systems

I do not want our children and grandchildren to live in a world where everyday they fear some regional strongman with weapons of mass destruction. We need to send a message to these future would-be bullies: you will not be allowed to threaten the world. ↗

— George Voinovich

#bullies #children #destruction #everyday #fear

The idea is to have global standards. There is so much travel that if you just had a regional standard, it would probably ultimately have to be changed. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#global #had #idea #just #much

It is no secret that those of us in the Northwest believe the Administration's proposal to drive up the cost of electricity in our region is not only misguided, but also will not achieve the intended goal of raising money for the treasury. ↗

— Greg Walden

#administration #also #believe #cost #drive

Our soldiers have done a valiant effort in fighting terrorism and bringing a semblance of law and order to the chaos in the region and it would be shortsighted to lay out a specific timetable to bring U.S. troops home prematurely before their mission is accomplished. ↗

— James T. Walsh

#before #bring #bringing #chaos #done

I think ethnic and regional labels are insulting to writers and really put restrictions on them. People don't think your work is quite as universal. ↗

— James Welch

#i #i think #insulting #labels #people

I write about my region, the countryside in which I grew up. ↗

— Mo Yan

#countryside #grew #i #i write #region

Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the 'forgotten emergencies' in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#africa #appeal #countries #desperation #emergencies

When Texans suffered from the collapse of the oil market in the 1980s, they could rely on the fiscal union to help them. When Texas boomed with rising oil prices in the 2000s, it contributed to the union to help harder hit regions. ↗

— Austan Goolsbee

#contributed #could #fiscal #harder #help