More people die of drug overdoses now in rural America than urban America.

I think social access, economic opportunity, all those things matter.

I am not a big advocate for us buying water as one of the alternatives at lunch.

But this is an area that, obviously, the Congress is very attentive to. We made a big increase in the amount of money available to these programs last year.

Is it still the top medical military construction priority?

The future challenges and opportunities for agriculture are great, if not greater than they have ever been.

Mr. President, today the Senate continues to work on legislation that addresses the heroin epidemic affecting our communities all over the country. Every State represented by a Senator in this Chamber is affected by it. I am pleased to see…

We appreciate your continued efforts to identify common-sense solutions to this problem.

I hope we can follow up this exchange with ways in which the USDA can help meet those very important and immediate needs.

For Wisconsin farmers, it is not about the academic competition. It is about having the varieties that they need right on the farm to help them make it through tough years.

I hope that you will commit to resolving this issue this year, and pushing forward with that specific competition for classical breeding research.

I feel like we absolutely must tackle this.

I appreciate your commitment to work with me and local communities, and we will certainly follow up.

I am concerned about the proposed cuts as well as their impact and their potential for impact in the State of Wisconsin.

I look forward to working with you, Chief, to make sure we do extend that program and working with my colleagues.

Madam President, before I begin, as we discuss the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, I would like to take a moment to thank Senator Whitehouse for his role in developing the bill and bringing it this far. I also convey my gratitude…

Mr. President, last week I met with Rita Lewis of Westchester, OH, in southwest Ohio. She was here to testify in front of the Senate Committee on Finance in honor of her late husband Butch. Butch worked as a trucker for 40 years with the…

I do not know how we transition to a sustainable support for your mission when we are using OCO funds that will not be there.