We said it would lose jobs, it would cause jobs to be lost; it has.
If you like your plan, you can keep it, as the President did.
We said the only bipartisan thing about the bill will be its opposition; Gallup says that level today is 54 percent.
We said Medicare beneficiaries would be hurt; they have.
You are right. Washington is not wise enough to make these decisions to rewrite 20 percent of the economy.
I think basically I agree with you but let us go down that narrow lane then that you are talking about.
the Founders didn't want a king.
There is enormous opportunity for expanded agricultural trade with these two trade agreements.
We understand and appreciate the transformative opportunity that this regional conservation partnership program presents.
We are excited about the pilot employment and training opportunities to help put people that are on SNAP or looking for work to work.
I can assure you that we are going to take compliance and the integrity of these programs very seriously.
If you want to talk about conservation, you cannot talk about conservation and not talk about Tom Harkin in the same sentence.
We have instructed folks to get this established this year. We anticipate it gets done this year.
It is important to note that this is in a sense effective the day the President signed the Farm Bill.
One of the great things about getting the Farm Bill done was that we were able to resume our trade promotion programs.
I would just say publicly, my good friend from Kansas, that Ms. Burwell is testifying tomorrow before my other committee.
I have expressed support for fixing this issue by continuing mandatory funding, an approach supported in the President's budget.
Do you have something in your budget request that zeroes in on this?
