Jerry Moran

For Edie and Larry, farming is more than just a way to make a living it is a way of life. Together they make a great team, and their commitment to the Farm Bureau and the values it represents is widely known. Edie and Larry's leadership…

We can't cut our way to national prosperity. Since President Obama took office, private sector employment has steadily grown; but largely due to misguided priorities of many Republican officeholders, public sector cuts have offset that…

What is ironic about this forum is there is little science involved. It is little more, in my view, than the Department of Agriculture spending taxpayer dollars on a forum to provide the Humane Society of the United States a public forum…

Yesterday we concluded our work here in the Senate on our version of the Agriculture appropriations bill. I am a member of the Appropriations Committee, a member of the agriculture appropriations subcommittee, and I supported the…

2 weeks ago, I spoke on the Senate floor about some of my concerns with the pending legislation that we have been talking about now--a number of appropriations bills--including the committee report on agriculture. The last time we visited…

The supercommittee is at a standstill. The Democrats won't consider cuts to entitlement programs if the money is primarily to pay for cutting taxes on the wealthy. Republicans won't consider raising taxes on the wealthy from their…

I am here today, as we debate H.R. 2112, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, to address a particular provision that, in my view, needs to be addressed. I also hope to…

The amendment I am offering today was one I discussed in the agricultural appropriations subcommittee. I am a Member of that subcommittee and am very interested in the topic of the appropriations for the Department of Agriculture. This…

I want to talk about education that is occurring at Fort Leavenworth, KS. I want to call my colleagues' attention to the important work that is being done in our Nation's heartland to educate the next generation of military leadership at…

I commend the Senator from Tennessee for his remarks. I believe that while what happens in Washington is important, we really do change the world one person at a time, and it happens at home in classrooms across America each and every day…

In large and small communities across our country, way too many Americans find themselves placed in danger by the very people who are supposed to love and protect them--their families. Each year, more than 2 million women are victims of…

I thank the very distinguished leader from California (Mr. Waxman). Over 30 years ago, Congress accepted the legal responsibility to protect human health, conserve our natural resources, reduce waste, and ensure that waste is managed in an…

I would have to say, as important as it is to protect jobs, it's important to protect lives. We have a responsibility to protect lives. You heard what's in this material. You can see why it's a national responsibility. So let's fulfill…

As we know, airstreams and rivers and other bodies of water don't stop at a State's border. If that is the case, how is it fair for one State to let that pollution go into a downstream State's water? That's our concern.

I am here on the floor today to share a few thoughts on a topic that has a daily impact upon the lives of Americans. It is the topic we have had front and center now for a long time--job creation. Whether a mom or dad can find a job…

I thank my friend. Madam Speaker, how much floor time do we have to spend on redundant legislation that will surely die in the Senate and has already been threatened with a veto? We've had this debate. We know what the final result will…

Clearly, more must be done to pressure Iran to change course and we cannot afford further delay.

I believe Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons is one of the greatest dangers to global stability and the security of our country that we face today.

Its success will depend upon enforcement.

I do understand the concern that my very good friends have expressed on the Democratic side about the threat of violence in Colombia and the loss of jobs in America. What I don't understand is how voting against this trade agreement helps…

The cost of meeting the emission reductions was actually 75 percent less than what EPA had originally predicted and even farther below what opponents had claimed. In the case of the rule for boilers and solid waste incinerators, EPA issued…

I thank my very good friend for yielding to me. Mr. Chairman, a rigorous peer-reviewed analysis, called ``The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act from 1990 to 2020,'' conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency, found that the air…

I thank the distinguished ranking member, particularly for his leadership in protecting the public's health. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this bill. If this bill is enacted, an intolerable number of American babies will be…

I thank the gentleman. We know this $8.7 billion can now be quantified. There are so many other things that mercury does, I won't go into them. But this cement kiln rule also applies to other harmful pollutants. The fact is, Mr. Chairman…

Corporate profits have now reached historically high levels--$2 trillion just in the last two quarters. But most of that profit comes from reductions in personnel and benefit costs which are at a 50-year low as a percent of our economy…