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The combination of those things is only going to cost jobs. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Iowa. ____________________

I would say to my colleague from Mississippi that one of the areas where jobs may be created is in the Federal Government because it is going to take an awful lot of Federal bureaucrats to oversee and lots of new IRS agents to implement…

We want to make sure we have the most highly qualified pilots flying in the flight decks of our aircraft

The potential for the regional industry--we think there's a potential it would be very difficult.

What's causing the delay there?

If we are going to continue to see the types of commodity prices that have helped agriculture prosper in the last few years, we have to continue to look for ways to open up more markets around the world.

If we do not grant Russia PNTR status, the second question is, do you see the disparity that exists today...

I think it is important that we do everything we can to provide U.S. businesses greater access to markets.

We have a long ways to go to get Russia up to the standards they need to meet.

I want to make sure that we get a farm bill put in place that ensures we have a good economic safety net.

Representing South Dakota, agriculture is our number one industry, so I take my position on this Committee very seriously.

I have worked with some of my colleagues on this Committee to develop a program that sort of fits within those parameters I mentioned that is more timely delivered and easier to administer.

I think that is something that people across this country, particularly in farm country, get and want to make sure that we are doing our part.

In order for agriculture to maintain its current role as one of the few shining stars in our economy, our Committee has a tremendous responsibility to create agricultural policy that not only provides an adequate safety net but that also…

If the Senator from Kansas will yield quickly in closing on one point, is the Senator aware of any group that was consulted on this? Were there any farm organizations that were brought into this or had any input into this? As the Senator…

The full potential yet to be seen for rural America to contribute to our Nation's energy independence is going to be really important.

We have an epidemic problem with the pine beetle in the Black Hills.

The number one priority of South Dakotans in the farm bill is a strong Crop Insurance Program.