Our--and our approach, which Senator Conrad touched on here just a minute ago, is a three-part plan...

If we don't get disproportionate funding, there won't be a national network to serve the transportation needs of America.

Since 1992, all of us know, that Devils Lake has risen nearly 30 feet.

This is absolutely the best farm bill we've ever had for North Dakota.

Are we preparing ourselves for the future or are we only going to talk about that?

Thanks to congressional leadership, we got it passed over a veto. So elections do matter.

I think we've got to have a multipronged approach.

If we sit idly by because we're contented right now and let this nascent antigovernment movement set the agenda for the next Congress, we'll pay a heavy price in North Dakota.

It is imperative that the money not be borrowed. We already have too much debt.

Rural transportation needs are vital to the Nation.

Highway 85 is the main north-south link, all of us know that, connecting the gas plants and the oil fields in the Williston Basin.

I want to focus on how we can make these roadways more safe.

Thank you, Senator Conrad, along with Congressman Pomeroy, for the work you did in getting the SURE program included in the farm bill.

Highway 12 provides an important east-west connection to Highway 85 in this corner of North Dakota.

You've always been a champion for transportation and we do appreciate you coming out here.

The time is long overdue for something to happen for relief from the rising waters of Devils Lake.

I'm so pleased we're in Carrington this morning to focus on 52 and 281, in light of changing circumstances relative to the utilization of these roads principally driven by agriculture.

Hey, your State gets a lot more Federal money than you send in tax dollars. And, you know, now you're down making an argument for more?