Well, Senator Bennet, it is a great honor to be up here with you.

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $18,168,000)''. Page 43, line 24…

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, America's Urban Search and Rescue teams are vital task forces that deserve adequate funding so they can continue to bring hope during our country's darkest hours. Deployed…

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Mullin). The amendment was agreed to.

Mr. President, your chances of winning are only 5 percent. I’ve talked to your pollsters; I know all three of them.… And they think it’s a 5 percent chance. Five percent.

I think we need to be willing to support experiments that are going to fail.

I think we need to be willing to support experiments that are going to fail.

I think that program has got a lot of potential.

Pat O'Toole is not an animal killer or a planet killer.

Instead of a dust bowl, today's farmers and ranchers are dealing with a 1,200-year drought.

I am glad to live in a country where people can speak freely.

This is a five-alarm fire, and Washington needs to treat it that way.

I am confident that we will come out of today's field hearings with innovative solutions for farmers and ranchers.

Thank you very much to the panel for your excellent testimony.

I do not dare gavel you down.

In my mind, this is a perfect example of what we are trying to get to in the conversations that we are having.

I want to thank Senators Bennet and Marshall for hosting this and for looking beyond bipartisan lines.

I am honored to be here with you today and look forward to getting a farm bill across the finish line.