Pat Roberts

What I am positive of is that this proposal that we have before us certainly is better than socialized medicine.

Well, and 4 years later our friends across the aisle simply raised taxes, and there was a lot of blood on the ground.

He is currently Director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, serving from 2014 to the present under then-Governor Mike Pence and now Governor Eric Holcomb.

I am very proud today to not only introduce but to strongly support Steve Censky as the next Deputy Secretary of USDA.

My comfort level in not only writing the next farm bill but in that farm bill being successfully implemented by USDA is much greater with Steve partnering with Secretary Perdue.

Agriculture has not just been Steve's profession. It has been his passion and way of life from his childhood on.

If any of my Democratic colleagues are willing to come to the negotiating table in good faith and without any unreasonable preconditions, I welcome their advice and input.

We should not let the process concerns keep us from talking about the substance of a tax reform bill.

We should not let process concerns keep us from talking about the substance of a tax reform bill.

While these claims are about as predictable as the sunrise, they are simply not true.

Those threshold matters aside, let me talk about today's hearing.

I have no desire at all to exclude any of my Democratic colleagues from this discussion.

The Office of Inspector General has found the quality control process is broken and in need of reform.

They are simply not true.

The integrity of the largest food assistance program that spends over $70 billion a year is unknown. That is not acceptable.

Instead, we are focused squarely on helping the middle class.

I have made clear that my preference is to move tax reform through this committee with bipartisan support.

They are not about long-term dependency; they are about giving aid in times of trouble.

I, like everyone, commit to working with all of us in the coming weeks and months to make sure these people have the Federal resources and partners they need.

I hope those senators will join these bipartisan conversations, instead of doubling down on harmful repeal efforts again.

families will see higher premiums and fewer options as a result of uncertainty in our health care system.

I really do support finding ways to let States like Minnesota innovate and bring down the cost of coverage while maintaining that quality of care.

It would be deeply disappointing if another partisan debate over Trumpcare erupted and derailed our efforts here.

we need multi-year certainty for out-of-pocket cost reductions.

I am disappointed there are still some senators trying to push us down a partisan path on health care.