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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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Sep 22, 2010

I think you used to call it rural fugitive dust.

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Sep 22, 2010

Do you realize how many gravel road you have out there in Kansas?

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Sep 22, 2010

It is a very worrisome thing about a chilling effect on people in any farm organization willing to talk about these things.

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Sep 22, 2010

What are you guys doing back there? Guys is not gender related.

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Sep 22, 2010

This is simply not right and I appreciate your coming.

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Sep 22, 2010

I think we have one heck of a problem on our hands or a challenge on our hands.

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Sep 22, 2010

Is there any sort of cost benefit yardstick that all agencies should sort of agree on, and say, look, this is not the old testament. This is the new testament with all of the scientific means that we have today in a parts per trillion…

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Aug 3, 2010

We have to export half of our wheat acres, one-third of all planted acres.

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Jul 20, 2010

I know the Chairman and the Ranking Member, all of us here, will back you up in any kind of forceful leadership that you want.

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Jul 20, 2010

Thank you, Madam Chairman, and the Ranking Member Chambliss, who just returned, for calling this hearing to focus on our rural communities.

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Jul 20, 2010

I hope, in his meetings with David Cameron, that that really comes to fruition.

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Jun 29, 2010

Well, I know you get the same question as I do, and I have difficulty trying to explain it.

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