On the recordJuly 16, 2013
I appreciate my friend from Ohio yielding for a moment. I wanted to make a short statement as it relates to moving forward on the farm bill and congratulate the House for sending their version of the farm bill to us this morning. Tomorrow it will be our intent--Senator Cochran and I--to go through the motions that it takes to be able to send our farm bill back and ask for a conference committee. I wanted to let all the Members know that. If there is a concern, I would appreciate that Members approach me or Senator Cochran directly because this is an opportunity for us to move forward and actually put together this bill. The farm bill affects 16 million people in this country who work in agriculture, as well as everyone who counts on the great work of our farmers in order to have the healthiest, most affordable food system in the world. Tomorrow it is our intent to move forward on the farm bill, so if there are any questions or concerns from Members, we are happy to work with them. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio.
