Pat Roberts: “If I put a hold on somebody, I want the world to know what I am fighting for, and I also want my constituents to know…”

I continue to hear in farm country the dire need to expand and explore new markets.

We have seen Mexico turn to Argentina to purchase wheat and Brazil for corn.

Your point is extremely valid. Other countries have beat us to the punch, and we have got to get busy.

We are in a dire fix. We are trying to write a farm bill here, and it is with a backdrop of severe budget limitations.