Pat Roberts: “We need those producers to stay in business if we are going to meet this global challenge and do so in a way in that…”

All of us look forward to working with each of you in a bipartisan way, both sides of the aisle.

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

Unions and collective bargaining helped create in our country the middle class and helped millions of families become economically secure today.

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.