Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 253, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the provisions of S. Res. 254 as a further mark of respect to the late Pete Domenici, former Senator from New…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 14; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 254, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 252, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

we did not just discover this problem. This is a problem that has been ongoing for a lot of years.

I do not always agree with you, but you are known as a big thinker.

We take very seriously this program, and access to this program is essential.

It is really important that we not throw out the baby with the bath water... but that we take the information that we have gotten today and change outcomes.

Senator Lankford and I just had a hearing yesterday talking about government efficiency.

I hope we all appreciate how critically important this program is to saving lives.

I would argue that the Federal administration of these programs... has led to the confusion and has led to this problem.

I think it is critically important that instead of waiting for the reauthorization process for the Farm Bill that we start talking about these issues in developing some strategies and techniques.

we are going to be watching very closely the administration of those funds to guarantee that those funds are utilized

I would resist a little bit what you are saying, Rachel, because I am a huge proponent of the Ex-Im Bank.