It just is going to delay and frustrate farmers who want to tile, who want to do the kind of work that they need to get permission from NRCS for.

I stand ready and willing to question any cuts that come at the expense of talent, morale, and the mission of our Federal workforce.

Well, again, I want to thank you for your outstanding work there for many years, in making a real difference.

I want to express my very strong support for agricultural research.

Our farmers and ranchers provide the highest quality, lowest cost food supply in the history of the world.

We need to support ag research funding in the budget.

I think it is really interesting to think about community policing and those dynamics, and I am very concerned about the reduction in resources to local law enforcement.

I have been there. I have seen the homes, they are very nice homes.

An attack against them is an attack against our entire country.

Senator Hoeven and I have led a lot of efforts on distracted driving and got a bill passed just recently with Senator Thune's help.

I think most importantly, we should be doing tax reform in a bipartisan way so that we have a lasting structural change to the code that can provide small firms with the certainty they need to grow their business.

We have taken that feedback into consideration and have worked with North Dakota Game and Fish to produce language that would also allow them to be conveyed the land that they currently lease.

Okay, is there anything else that you want to elaborate on as far as the history or anything else regarding the homeowners and the lots that are on Patterson Lake in their development?

I think we also have to factor in any dollar amount we come up with, it should be inflation-adjusted so it can remain relevant for--continue to help small business.

I will be brief, but I beg your indulgence.

Which details their support.

Thank you for your testimony on S. 440. I appreciate your feedback on the bill and will continue to work with you on your suggestions.

Okay, so they have that covered?