minor tweaks in these two programs will be able to make them viable for the next 5 years.

the 2014 Farm Bill has worked for you.

With the name Bacon, this was a natural committee to get on.

the ARC and the PLC in their current forms be a sufficient safety net for you in the commodities that you are working?

There is no farmer more efficient than the American farmer.

As I was going through my mail last week, I read a publication that I receive frequently at my house from what is known as the Great Plains Trail Network. This is a dedicated group of people who enjoy, promote, and foster the growing…

I thank the gentleman from Iowa. Perhaps this will embarrass you, my colleague, Steve King, but as I was flying into Nebraska last week--and I do this on occasion--I am looking out of the window and looking at the rolling hills of the…

The demand for traditional ISR by the Combatant Commanders continues to vastly exceed Service capacity to source.

I want to hopefully draw some attention to the fact that we have a problem on our hands. We have a problem with the Federal Government going too far, and we have a problem with the State governments coming to us as policymakers at the…

As Chairman Brady highlighted earlier, Members of this body have clearly stated their intent time and time again over the last few years through letters, hearings, public comments, and meetings. Yet, the Department of Labor has continued…

Success in a contested environment will depend on our ability to dominate the electro-magnetic spectrum.

I would like to thank the Senator from Washington State and the Senator from Michigan for allowing me to sneak in here quickly. I thank the Senator from Utah for his comments.

I say thank you to my colleague for yielding to me a little bit out of line. I think one thing we don't do nearly a good enough job at around here--and not just in Washington, DC, but in schools across America--is reflect on the basic…

The Highway Trust Fund has served to equitably distribute funds to all States, rural and urban, and is the linchpin of our transportation system.

So that is why I have introduced the Build USA Infrastructure Act, which would address the near-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund without raising taxes on hardworking Americans.

Like many of my colleagues I believe in the importance of funding our surface transportation infrastructure, and reliable infrastructure does represent a critical investment in advancing our safety and commerce.

The top complaint being either the cost of red tape, regulations, or the health care and ACA.

If the gentleman from Texas (Mr. O'Rourke) would mind lingering in the Chamber for just a moment, I want to make a couple of comments on what he said. Because he began his talk with a commemoration of some extraordinary Americans, World…