In the last few seconds that I have--take your time, Mr. Sayles--but you ended your testimony with such a hopeful sense of what the future could bring.

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.

We have to figure out a way when margins are as thin as they are, to give people a chance to make mistakes along the way, too, and to learn from those mistakes.

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

There is no one more committed to leaving this world cleaner, healthier, and safer than we found it.

We can actually absolutely do a better job of incentivizing positive outcomes through the Conservation Reserve Program.

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

I think that program has got a lot of potential.

I do think that it is really important for us, when we think about the kind of easements that you are talking about...

Thank you. Thank you all for your excellent testimony. Appreciate your being here.

I do not dare gavel you down.

Thank you all for being here today.

I would advocate that the creation of a groundwater conservation easement program under ACEP, as envisioned by Senator Bennet.

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

The future of rural America depends on whether the next generation decides to continue operating their family farms and ranches.

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

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