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I intend to offer the following motion to H.R. 1628. I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record and that the Record acknowledge the support of this motion by Senators Udall, Cantwell, Cortez Masto, Heinrich, Franken, Murray…
I intend to offer the following motions to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that they be printed in the Record. Both motions are supported by Senators Franken and Udall. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be…
We do not stand alone in securing credit and providing a safety net.
the best safety net is a free enterprise system where we can sell our products
One of the things that we have been concerned about in the downturn in commodity prices and the additional challenge is access to credit.
I think the other point that we all want to make is that without a strong crop insurance program, without a strong Title 1, access to credit is going to be very, very difficult.
Well, we are going to find out in North Dakota with bad crops this year.
I always tell people the single most important job for a North Dakota Senator is a farm bill that works as an effective safety net.
we look forward to working with all of you on that
I want comment on that because I am trying to pass that legislation--unless you are not particularly enthusiastic, then if you want to pass that is fine.
I mean, look at the price of a tractor or a combine or any kind of tillage equipment, the price of land, your cost of inputs, right? I mean, is it not just common sense that we have got to increase both the guarantee limit and the loan…
What is an average-sized farm for farmers that raise cotton? I am not as familiar with cotton since it is so incredible.
We are losing that in rural America, and we need to figure out how actions here are driving that.
We can sit here and yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and then nothing happens.
Again, just to reiterate, we need to get Postal reform done because these things, they all land in your lap, and you are there alone.
I do not think there is any doubt that we have failed in our oversight responsibility and our management responsibility of the post office.