We do not want people who have chemotherapy who are entitled to veterans services to have to get on a bus and drive 10 hours.

There are concerns about squashing innovation, especially in the mental health area, within the Indian Health Service.

I do not mean to interrupt, but is that true in every remote location in the United States?

This week, the House of Representatives is going to vote on a very important piece of legislation that should be unnecessary. Due to the President's objection--at the insistence of Hollywood and the EPA--a critical piece of North America's…

Would it not stand to reason that since there are fewer leases, there would be fewer protests?

I rise to speak on behalf of the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, a 5-year farm bill. This bill saves more than $24 billion to help reduce our deficit and our debt, it streamlines farm programs to make them more efficient…

I rise to speak on the farm bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is recognized.

on the floor of the Senate Senators often come to praise a local university football team that just won a championship or a famous coach who is retiring or maybe even a famous politician who has passed away. Today I come to the floor of…

it should come as no surprise that two Senators from the great State of North Dakota stand today and talk about the importance of American agriculture. Ninety percent of the land we have in North Dakota is engaged in production…

I thank the distinguished Senator from Mississippi for his kind comments and also for his leadership on the Agriculture Committee as our ranking member. I wanted to express my appreciation. With that, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING…

Then you do have some discretion in terms of priority of a project based on how imminent it is or how significant it is.

Thanks, Madam Chairwoman.

If it is in statute, does it have a higher priority than----

If I could finish that up, I think that is a discussion you ought to have and come up with some different ideas that the companies would support in a representation of companies.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman.

we've got a good avenue for you to go back to people and say, 'Okay. We don't have the resources to do all these things.'

Are there tasks, are there things that you are assigned to do, you have to either do on a repetitive basis, on a recurring basis that we could perhaps use your time and research more efficiently if we changed it or eliminated it?

That is required. That is first. You have to do that and then you take the committee/subcommittees as you are able to.