I commend you for working aggressively to implement the 2008 farm bill.
We spent a year in hearings and working to try to develop a consensus for writing a new farm bill.
I find myself in agreement with the distinguished Senator from Arkansas about the possible implications with changes in ...
There is a great deal of insight that can be learned from Governor Haley Barbour's exemplary leadership during Hurricane...
I appreciate Governor Barbour's service and leadership to the State of Mississippi and to the Nation.
We want to be a positive contributor to the solving of our energy problems.
Hearing no objections, it is so ordered.
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It is indeed hard to believe in 2009, there's a necessity for having hearings such as this.
It seems particularly unfair and counterproductive to the mission of EPA to consistently underfund such a critical and p...
As I look at your $55 billion budget request for fiscal year 2010, I can't help but think about the stimulative impact t...
Rape as a weapon of policy is completely--has always been completely unacceptable.
If you believe that the current distribution of assistance to firefighter grants is inequitable or should include volunt...
This practice is immoral, unspeakable, inexcusable, and needs to be eradicated. There is no possible military or politic...
We want to thank you, too, for the definition of your priorities, in terms of funding for programs and activities.
One of the priorities that has been announced by the Secretary of Defense for the Army would be to increase the number o...
Mr. Chairman, thank you for your leadership of this subcommittee, and in the Senate, generally.
How many total personnel will be needed to meet the shortfall of helicopter personnel?
