Pat Roberts: “We even have in eastern Colorado and western Kansas a hotline for people who are considering suicide.”

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.

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

It is the policy of the United States to encourage collective bargaining.

I hope we do not stumble on it, and that is to somehow get back engaged with TPP.