I think you are being diplomatic. You do not have to be here.

I cannot imagine, Dr. Glauber, that you would have agreed with that assessment. Am I right about that?

Yes, that is the kind of answer I would expect from you, and I appreciate your candor about that.

over a year ago now, the President signed into law health care legislation that we are finding is certainly long on promises but short on sound policy. Unfortunately, the legislation did not follow a transparent or thorough process…

Doesn't it occur to you that with the risk of losing this business, literally forcing jobs and capital to the place of least resistance, which, holy smokes, that might be Europe?

that is an excellent point. When I was Secretary of Agriculture, this whole debate started about food versus fuel. It was almost like there was this impression that you took that bushel of corn, you somehow burned it up to create ethanol…

I wish to start out thanking my colleague from South Dakota. He has been a very reasoned voice on this issue, and he has brought forward some ideas that I believe are the right approach to dealing with ethanol. If you think about it, about…

I rise today to talk about something that is on the minds of our agricultural producers. In meetings in my home State, across Nebraska, it seems the first question is always going to be or the second question is always going to be…

This is a tragic situation because the average person just simply would not go out and buy a flood insurance policy if no one is advising them that it is necessary.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 15 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I know that these agencies have their hands full right now getting help to people.

It is crop insurance that we need to be focused on, especially with the disasters that we have seen this year.

I am coming to the conclusion that this farm bill is about risk management.

I am hoping to encourage people to focus on the dollars that are available in the current agriculture programs.

I pay attention to those USDA numbers kind of religiously.

We need a 21st century model for agriculture because there are huge demands on the U.S. agricultural system.

I think it does provide some momentum for further opportunities in other parts of Asia.

How we deal with that, I think, has got to occupy some of our time as we think about the farm bill.

I rise today to talk about the proposed Medicare reform. I have found the debate to be fascinating because it is proceeding as if there had been no changes to Medicare recently. Anyone telling you that there have been no changes is not…

I always said I grew up on one of those small farms, as you know, in your home State, and I just love all of agriculture.

I come to the floor this afternoon during World Trade Week to urge President Obama to submit pending free-trade agreements: Korea, Panama, and Colombia. I hope this is the last time I come to the floor on this issue until we are actually…

I ask unanimous consent that I may have an additional 3 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise to discuss our Nation's energy policy. I was very disappointed by last night's vote. Actually, as one of my colleagues pointed out, it was more political theater instead of a serious attempt at addressing this Nation's energy needs…

Today, even after this policy has been repudiated on a bipartisan basis by Congress, the administration continues to march ahead with similar proposals at the administrative level. The administration has canceled leases across the Rocky…

I think, Senator Tester, you have a good idea here.