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Pat Roberts

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Pat Roberts is a former United States Senator from Kansas, serving from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his work on agricultural policy and national security issues during his tenure. Before his time in the Senate, Roberts served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1997. Throughout his political career, he focused on issues important to Kansas, including farming and rural development. Roberts was also involved in various committees, including the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, where he played a significant role in shaping agricultural legislation.

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May 30, 2011

What do we do about dairy? I said, 'Punt.'

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May 30, 2011

We are asking for a change in dairy policy.

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May 30, 2011

Welcome to the world of Washington regulatory nonsense. I mean, you are going to wake up to it on a Thursday morning, when all of a sudden you are going to get something in the mail.

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May 30, 2011

It was very difficult for the committee.

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May 30, 2011

I sure would like to have a nice visit with you, because I went through that controversy on what is organic and what is not.

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May 30, 2011

Surely, we can do a better job on a cost-benefit basis, and we hope to get your input.

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May 30, 2011

I want you to get educated and I want you to get involved with whatever associations you have to weigh in on this because that is another thing we do not need, big time.

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May 30, 2011

I mean, who wants to put--that is like something that you put on your breakfast food or something, and who would want that? We ought to say 'scientifically improved' products or something like that.

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May 30, 2011

I was a little struck that only 13 percent of the people that have forest ground are into that program, know anything about it, really, in Michigan.

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May 30, 2011

Do you think we will ever see a day when the solar energy program can stand on its own two feet?

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May 30, 2011

We do not want other people to do it for us.

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May 30, 2011

You are Mr. Agriculture, and I said, 'No, I am not.'

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