On the recordDecember 18, 2012
Let me just take a moment and thank Senator Merkley, Senator Baucus, Senator Wyden, and Senator McCaskill for joining, and I know others will join us as well. We are still working very hard to complete the farm bill and have the House take action. But in the meantime we have disasters that have occurred, and these provisions are lifted directly from what we have already passed in the farm bill that addressed what has happened in terms of livestock, drought, fires, and assistance for fruit tree growers. We will be speaking at a later time about this, but these are essential to be included for thousands and thousands of farmers and ranchers across the country. I thank my colleagues for allowing us to step in. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.
