Pat Roberts: “Show me a nation that cannot feed itself, and I'll show you a nation in chaos.”

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

Ms. Courtney Dunbar Jones, I think your statement was mercifully short, and extremely poignant, and extremely to the point.

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

Orrin Hatch is not most people. Simply put, the institution he truly loves will not be the same without him.