I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of the following resolutions which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 500, S. Res. 501, and S. Res. 502. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

Mr. President, before going into wrap-up and the unanimous consent requests this evening, I wish to say one more time how appreciative I am of everybody's hard work and patience with us. We made tremendous progress on a very important bill…

Mr. President, I believe we are waiting on another possibility of an agreement on amendments that may come tomorrow. But at this point, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.

That is exactly right. Once rural land is developed it rarely reverts back to agricultural uses, which is why Federal programs are such a critical part of giving farmers alternatives to converting their land to nonagricultural uses. Our…

It has. Like New Hampshire and Vermont, Michigan is heavily forested and this NRCS rule has impacted the ability of agricultural producers to purchase on their working lands. I would like to clarify that it is not the intent of Congress to…

I thank my friend, the senior Senator from New Hampshire, for bringing attention to this important matter and for her incredible leadership on forestry issues. Since she was first sworn into the Senate, we have worked together on forest…

I thank the Senator for his leadership as chairman of our conservation subcommittee. I have been glad to work with the Senator on this legislation and I am committed to continuing to work with him on easement and forestry issues…

Mr. President, I first want to say thank you to all of our colleagues for their wonderful work today--and apologize. I think when I was speaking a moment ago I was not exactly clear, after numerous hours on the floor. It is true that if a…

Mr. President, I strongly oppose this amendment. This relates to a very important growth area in agriculture regarding farmers markets. We now have farmers markets all across the country in every community, providing the chance for local…

Mr. President, I ask that we take this as a voice vote. We have an agreement to proceed to do that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on the amendment, the question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No…

Mr. President, I would support the yeas and nays and just strongly urge a ``yes'' vote on the Thune amendment.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the adoption of Vitter amendment No. 2363, as modified, be vitiated; and further, that the Vitter amendment, as modified, be subject to a 60- affirmative-vote threshold. I turn now to Senator…

Mr. President, I support the amendment by the Senator from Vermont and yield back time. It is my understanding that we will proceed to a voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the…

Madam President, I rise to oppose the motion to recommit. After all the hard work we have been doing, I am not sure we want to do it twice this year on a farm bill. But on a more serious note, let me just indicate, again, these are major…

I commend Senator Carper. I have to say he has mentioned to me many times there are 300 chickens for every person in Delaware. I think I have that in my memory now. I commend him for his work. We are yielding back time, and we have agreed…

Madam President, we have been hard at work to pull together some amendments we need to do in a vote. I ask unanimous consent the following amendments that are in order under the unanimous consent agreement be agreed to: Ayotte No. 2195…

Madam President, I strongly oppose this motion to recommit. I want to read the cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Congressional Budget Office. This bill spends $23.6 billion less than we project would be spent if those programs were…

Mr. President, I strongly support Senator Klobuchar's amendment and appreciate her great work. I yield back the remaining time, and it is my understanding we can proceed to a voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further…