While farmers and ranchers and forest land owners have a lot at stake if we fail to act, they have much to gain if we address climate change quickly and wisely.

There are significant opportunities for landowners in a cap-and-trade program that can help revitalize rural America.

The cost of inaction will have a significant effect on our farmers, ranchers and rural communities.

Americans must move away from polarization and work towards a shared vision--a vision that conserves our forests and the vital resources important to our survival while wisely respecting the need for a forest economy that creates jobs and…

We think the Farm Bill definition of biomass is a good one.

I joined with Senator Lugar and 10 other Senators in a letter supporting the work of these two offices recently.

The production of low carbon energy from biomass, anaerobic digesters and wind will provide landowners with new sources of revenue.

I would agree that it is in the long-term best interest of farmers and ranchers in this Country to have robust trading opportunities globally.

To Senator Nelson's comments, part of the capacity of a market to work is that people have confidence in the market.

Climate change, I believe, is one of the great challenges facing the United States and the world.

I think Senator Roberts said 40 million. I am not willing to concede that that necessarily will take cropland and will necessarily result in acre for acre reduction of feed and therefore increase costs for livestock producers.

We obviously recognize the role that the Senate is going to play in the crafting of this proposal.