Political Quotes

“first, let me say that it is always a pleasure to work with the senior Senator from North Dakota. We partnered on a number of different things, including efforts on the farm bill. So it is with great pleasure that I am partnering with him again to solve this problem and to make sure that we eliminate any possibility of retaliation on our businesses and solve a problem in a way that meets our trade obligations and also makes sure that we are standing up for our farmers and our consumers in America. That is really the goal. I appreciate Senator Hoeven's leadership and commonsense approach to actually solving the problem. It is always great to be with the Senator. As Senator Hoeven did say, we have put together a thoughtful and bipartisan bill, the voluntary COOL and trade enforcement act. We are very ``COOL'' here in the country of origin labeling act. I also thank our cosponsors. We have Senators Grassley, Heitkamp, Klobuchar, Thune, Brown, Enzi, Casey, Rounds, Murray, Baldwin, and Wyden, and we are adding more people every day. So we are pleased to have the majority of the Agriculture Committee standing with us on this bipartisan effort. Let me start by saying as well that while I disagree with the WTO's conclusion and I am disappointed at the final outcome of the case, I respect the decision and acknowledge that we have to act. We have to act in a responsible way to address this and live up to our trade allegations.…”