Pat Roberts: “the most important question we face in agriculture is not all of the details in the Farm Bill. It is, where is the next…”

I thank my colleagues for joining me in reviewing the nominations of the individuals before us.

I do not want to get picked off by all of a sudden saying 'no' to the critical access or moving to some other thing without really knowing where we are going.

We are dry. We are having a drought.

I think if a rabbit crossed the Senate floor that the distinguished leader of the Minority would probably either file cloture on the rabbit or shoot it, and so that is a real problem.