in the new Congress we will welcome 12 new Republican Senators, and that is wonderful. They are great people. They are excited. They are enthusiastic. I think they are going to do wonderful things. So there are 12 new Republican Members…

Thanks for your leadership of this Committee and for your hard work and, of course, all your work on the farm bill.

I rise to also express my appreciation for Senator Mike Johanns and for his wife Stephanie. I first met Mike shortly after I was elected Governor of my State. At that time Mike was serving as Governor of Nebraska. Right away when I went…

Senator Heitkamp and I introduced legislation so farmers and ranchers would be certain that this would not occur at any point in the future.

to get a farm bill, we needed the North, we needed the South, and we needed the big 'I' States.

on rollcall vote No. 309, I voted ``aye.'' It was my intention to vote ``nay.'' Therefore, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote since it will not affect the outcome of the vote. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore…

I have a couple of things I wish to do before I assume the Chair, and I want to express my great gratitude to my friend from Massachusetts for his willingness to sit tight for a little bit. I was sitting here thinking about the two men I…

My intention this morning was to get up and try to be eloquent when talking about the ABLE Act, Achieving a Better Life Experience, which we will vote on later today, but since yesterday, I have received four emails from parents in North…

I would like you to come out to my State and meet with my farmers.

It is my strong belief it needs to be rescinded. Our farmers and ranchers are looking at 56 different practices they are supposed to try to understand, track, and follow. I mean, this thing is just absolutely unworkable.

We need a holistic solution that addresses it not only for the urban areas--Fargo and Moorhead--but also for the rural areas and addresses it for the small towns and for our farmers as well.

I thank Chairman Schweikert for yielding. Mr. Chairman, my colleagues and the sponsor have done a good job of describing what the bill is and what it does and why it is necessary. I want to talk a little bit about what is at stake. I think…

Sure. That is fine. Madam President, I am going to go through a series of charts here. They are actually getting a little worn because I have used them now for a number of years. I am very hopeful that after today, or certainly after the…

I rise today again to respond to some of the concerns that have been expressed on this floor regarding the Keystone XL Pipeline, to urge my colleagues to move this important, shovel-ready project forward. I had a chance earlier this…

I have 2 minutes remaining to start the final portion of the debate prior to the vote. So without objection---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

This idea that we are working on it in the face of these statistics is not an adequate response.

It is so important that we tell the stories and the truth about what really is going on.

The challenges faced by Native American children require urgent attention.