Pat Roberts: “They are not moving because they received over 200,000 comments, and by law, you have got to go through them.”

I call this hearing of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee to order.

There is no reason why rural communities should be left behind as other areas continue to advance their health-care systems.

But short-term, for goodness' sake, do not, in this business of playing your cards of trying to get a better deal for the United States or a better trade situation, do not do so at the expense of American agriculture, which is going…

I strongly agree with USTR's assessment that we have significant problems related to intellectual property and other market access-related issues with China.