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However, the college student-athlete is, and should be, a student first.

There is a lot of flexibility that's allowed at the member institutions to make decisions that are in the best interests of their student-athletes.

I'm here to tell you that--and if perchance the Democrats should control the Congress next time, and nobody is quite sure of that, John Thune has one idea, Bill Nelson has another idea, and you.

Everything is a first step, as Neil Armstrong said. We got a lot of steps to make, and as others have pointed out, the world is changing.

I certainly recognize that participation in organized sports not only requires physical and mental strength, but also teaches teamwork and other skills that serve you throughout life.

Today I recognize Andrea ``Andi'' Fouberg, communications director in my Washington, DC office, for over 9 years of hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota. Andi is a native of Letcher, SD, and is a graduate…

In a moment some of my colleagues will come to the floor and ask to enter into a colloquy and discuss an issue that is important to many of us, especially to those of us who represent States in the West and Midwest. The issue I wish to…

It is really important that we tear down these types of barriers for a lot of reasons, of course, the obvious one being the health and economic vitality of American agriculture.

I believe that we need to ensure, as we negotiate that agreement, that it is as comprehensive as possible when it comes to issues of market access and regulatory cooperation.

When you run into these barriers that are artificial barriers imposed by the Europeans and China and other countries around the world, it is going to be increasingly difficult for us.

In South Dakota we have had ongoing problems with NRCS with inconsistent policy from county to county, a backlog of problems, some producers waiting months, if not years, for determinations, so it hasn't always been a good experience.

I firmly believe that this activity should be rethought by your agency, your department and get into consultation with the agriculture industry.

We want to make it easy for them to participate and we want to make it so that they want to be involved.

If this rule provides that kind of certainty for the agriculture industry, I am baffled because none of the agriculture industry wants this.

Why would you do that? You want to make money. That's your answer.

Given the health concerns and the lack of data substantiating health benefits, it's imperative to restrict youth exposure to e-cigarettes.

Addiction, under any form, I think is a bad thing.

These products are relatively new and their long-term health effects are unknown.