Joni Ernst

It is the law, yes. But second, I think that it sets a poor precedent that... it tells folks that you do not always have to pay the government back.

This flagrant fraud within government programs, especially when it goes unpunished, hurts taxpayers and harms small businesses the most.

I recommend Congress acts immediately to increase investigators' capacity to recover taxpayer funds quickly.

My Strengthening Taxpayer Recoveries Act would follow your recommendations and require the SBA to simply refer loans over to the Treasury Department.

This new status quo at SBA is unacceptable.

That will help some of these older generations of farmers understand the new technology is safe to use and their data is safe.

I am very proud to say that Iowa has been leading when it comes to AI.

I believe that food security is national security, so we need to continue on and make sure that we get this over the finish line.

How do you ensure that all of that privacy is protected for those farmers when they are utilizing your particular technology?

OK. We will move on to the next conferee, and we will bring to the table now No. 291, James H. Adams III to be Lieutenant General, and this is a fellow marine.

I know of no further debate on my amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there further debate? If not, the question occurs on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 1177) was agreed to. I yield floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT…

It is time we get tough on China and our adversaries by drawing a line in the sand when it comes to our ag industry and the food security of our very own nation.

President Biden had the audacity to call this silly.

China, our No. 1 pacing threat, continues to grow their influence on the world stage under the weak leadership of the Biden administration.

Food security is national security.

I really think this is a shame.

It is time we get tough on China and our adversaries by drawing a line in the sand when it comes to our ag industry and the food security of our very own nation.

It is time we overhaul the system. We must modernize the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, which became law in 1978.

I think part of the problem in tracking this as well, foreign people participating in these programs, is that USDA has a very outdated process.

I really think this is a shame.

Food security is national security.

China, our No. 1 pacing threat, continues to grow their influence on the world stage under the weak leadership of the Biden administration.

President Biden had the audacity to call this silly.

I really think this is a shame.

It is time we get tough on China and our adversaries by drawing a line in the sand when it comes to our ag industry and the food security of our very own nation.