Food security is economic security. Food security is national security.

Food security is economic security. Food security is national security.

I am going to continue to work to make the program a more effective working lands-oriented option for producers in the next farm bill, including through haying and grazing flexibility.

We will have passed the farm bill by the time you get back.

We have bipartisan legislation. In fact, Senator Tester and I have it together. It is called the PASS Act.

We have bipartisan legislation. In fact, Senator Tester and I have it together. It is called the PASS Act.

I cannot imagine why anyone would want them to be able to purchase farmland, in particular, particularly if it was an area that was near a sensitive geographic location.

I want to urge the Forest Service to work collaboratively with State and local governments.

I urge the agency to prioritize staff and resources to conduct the Natl Environmental Policy Act analysis necessary for timber sales.

I would just encourage you to improve collaboration with the advisory board, the counties, the States, who I think have a wealth of information and insight to bring to the table when it comes to the plan revision process.

We welcome conversations with you and your staff about flexibilities you feel we have that we are not extending.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), and the Senator from North Carolina…

I cannot imagine why anyone would want them to be able to purchase farmland, in particular, particularly if it was an area that was near a sensitive geographic location.

We have bipartisan legislation. In fact, Senator Tester and I have it together. It is called the PASS Act.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 506 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance) would have voted ``nay.'' The result was…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance) would have voted ``nay.'' The yeas and nays…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance) would have voted ``nay.'' The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall…