if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the remarks of Senators Schatz and Markey. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

the internet has grown at an unbounded rate in the years since its inception, a phenomenon no one can argue with. Much of that growth can be attributed to the light-touch regulatory approach that the government adopted in the early days of…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 23; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

Will you be willing to work with me and my staff on these issues to make improvements in program administration and make sure those programs are operating in the way in which Congress intended?

I thank you again for taking this on. We look forward to working with you, and not only on, as I said, this Farm Bill, but the one to come, which we will be getting started on very soon.

It's important that we stay ahead of our adversaries and that we're constantly looking for new and better ways.

We need to ensure that our cybersecurity policies are robust and effective.

I commend this Committee's leadership and support, especially Chairman Thune's efforts in regard to the Cybersecurity Framework proposed by NIST.

As chairman, I've made it a priority for this committee to focus on emerging technologies.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your leadership on this issue and on our committee.

the Asian carp has become an emerging threat to not only our rivers and lakes, but literally, as pointed out earlier, the physical safety of boaters.

Did you look at--on another matter, have you looked at the Choice Program and the operation of the Choice Program?

Chairman Thune, your long-time friendship and support at the Federal level is deeply appreciated.

Thank you, Senator Thune and Senator Nelson, for your leadership in having this critical section included.

It seemed that--and the reason why I bring it up, it seems as though there may be a duplication of activity there.

Thank you for holding this hearing, 'Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Innovation, Integration, Successes, and Challenges.'

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of agriculture. As you start looking at what we are going to do in the place of TPP and how you are going to approach NAFTA, I hope you will keep that issue as a very, very high priority.

These transportation safety issues have been and will continue to be a major focus of this committee.