Well, you and I have talked about doing that, and I think that is important, but it also goes to right now 80 percent of the farm bill is essentially transfer payments, SNAP, nutrition, those kinds of things.

They should be market-based, not a large government-funded program.

Would you agree that by supporting that farm network the way I think we are both talking about actually produces more food, more variety, and lower costs that benefit all those other programs?

I understand the importance of it. Absolutely.

Are you committed to making sure that there are adequate resources to do both what you have said and I have said in the traditional part of the farm bill?

I would like to join the good Senator from North Carolina as well as my colleagues in bringing Senate attention to the President's fiscal year 2024 budget. At the outset, I want to say I support a balanced budget amendment and have done so…

They should be market-based, not a large government-funded program.

Are you committed to making sure that all these different programs we are talking about are truly farmer friendly and not mandatory, so that we can support agriculture in its diversity out there?

Good farm policy benefits every single American, every single day, because our farmers and ranchers produce the highest quality, lowest cost food supply in the world.

Would you agree that by supporting that farm network the way I think we are both talking about actually produces more food, more variety, and lower costs that benefit all those other programs?

If he's indicted, that becomes one of the factors in whether he wins the primaries or not.

What's most important for primary voters to think about is not just who they love the most, but who can win for the country and who can win for the party.

I think it's foolish for the president to simply say, 'I'm not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling.' This is the time to have a negotiation.

I am co-sponsoring with Senator Cortez Masto the Bridging Agency and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act.

My concern with user fees, again, are farmers and ranchers being able to access the markets on a cost-effective basis.

I am co-sponsoring with Senator Cortez Masto the Bridging Agency and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act.

There is incredible diversity among the 700-plus reservations across the United States.

I have been working to advance the SURVIVE Act, which would set aside 5 percent of the Crime Victims Fund to be allocated directly to tribes.