I have advanced the 50 percent whole grain enriched.

It is important that we continue it.

today I rise to continue an effort to honor the memory of the 198 North Dakotans who died while serving our country in Vietnam. As I have said in the past, we are in a period of 13 years of recognition of the sacrifices of those Vietnam…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Honoring Vietnam Veterans and North Dakota's Soldiers Who Lost Their Lives in Vietnam

Obviously we are very focused on the forests, but the grasslands have fire issues as well.

Thanks again, Chief. I appreciate it.

Well, that is my question in that you need inspection, you need workers, you need ships, you need a number of things.

This one is about reauthorization of FGIS, so in that vein, we are talking about, A, when it comes to grain trade and all the numbers that have been thrown around, 70, 80 percent, this and that and that, reliability is all it is about.

I think we provide a slightly different approach, one that I think would work for both the ranchers and also address our needs.

Are you going to stay away from it this year because it is drier? What is your plan?

Never did efficiency trump transparency because transparency leads to trust.

I want to thank my good friend from Alaska for giving me an opportunity to talk about this policy of sanctions that is wrong, wrong, wrong on so many levels. When we first looked at it, we need to understand that the embargo, or the…

The legislation I have submitted is bipartisan legislation. Co-sponsors include Senator Joe Manchin and Senator Donnelly of Indiana.

I have introduced two bills and co-sponsored a third with Senator Klobuchar aimed at addressing common sense energy efficiency reforms.

So I would say that the unintended consequences to be very cautious in that bill or I should say, be very cautious of that particular rule.

I want to do for the United States what we have been able to do for North Dakota, lest the United States do to North Dakota what they have done to the rest of the country.

I just want to express my thanks to the good Senator from Minnesota for sponsoring this bill.

the issue of youth homelessness is a national embarrassment and we should be doing everything we can to prioritize this issue