Liz Saville Roberts: “I would like to speak for 20 or 30 minutes on the farm bill, if I might. I would first like to associate myself with the…”

“I would like to speak for 20 or 30 minutes on the farm bill, if I might. I would first like to associate myself with the remarks of Senator Thune, the distinguished ranking member of the committee, Senator Chambliss, and our distinguished chairman, Senator Harkin. Let me point out that Senator Harkin did something very unusual. After handling one bill on the floor of the Senate, he then had the challenge of trying to move the farm bill, which is sometimes about as easy as pushing a rope. But he did it through committee in a day and a half. I think that is a record. I have been through seven farm bills, two technical farm bills that were really farm bills, and I have never seen committee action be expedited in that fashion. So I wish to thank the chairman for that. There were some differences of opinion. Obviously, we always have that. But he handled it very well. So I am in agreement with the chairman and with the ranking member and Senator Thune, and I think almost everybody on the Agriculture Committee, that we would like to see action on this bill.”