Madam President, over the last several weeks I spent a lot of time traveling across my home State of Washington hearing from workers and families about the challenges they face in today's economy. While there is no question the economy has…

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Mr. President, I rise today to speak in support of reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank. I am on the floor with the Senator from Washington, Senator Cantwell, who has been such a leader as head of the small business committee on this…

Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of H.R. 5078. As you have heard from many Members today, the EPA's proposed rule is a clear overstep of authority. Back in my home State of Oklahoma, ranchers and farmers have been very clear that this…

This is an important issue in our state.

This is a real issue for us.

I hope that you would be willing to look into this.

We've been talking a lot about the Dakotas, but in fact Minnesota is the fourth largest agriculture exporting state in the country.

I know we are really planning ahead with storage, which is good.

I think that would be helpful.

Madam President, the proceedings on the amendment before us show just how broken the Senate is under the current leadership. Yesterday the majority leader stated: We're going to have a cloture vote to stop debate on this. [Republicans]…

Senators Udall and Heinrich recently introduced a drought relief bill, S. 2470.

Madam President, I was absent on July 28, 2014, and missed the opportunity to vote on the confirmation of Ms. Pamela Harris to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Vote No. 242. I wish to state for the record my support for Ms…

The bill introduced by Senators Rockefeller and Thune will help change that.

Our producers have been tremendously patient... But that patience is wearing thin.

Our producers are in dire straits.

Collectively they have suffered a half a million dollar loss to their bottom line.

So as dire as that is, as that pile of wheat is, if those were soybeans basically what you've done is you've condemned that crop.