It's worth noting that if confirmed, Susan DeClercq would be Michigan's first Federal judge of East Asian descent.

I want to give a shout out to Iowa farmers, no questions, congratulations on leading the way.

We know that the crisis has taken a costly toll on farmers.

We need to be supporting on the front end.

We defied the odds, and we now have a title for specialty crops, which are almost half the cash receipts from the country.

Susan DeClercq is an outstanding nominee, and I wholeheartedly support her nomination.

I am really honored and excited today to introduce Susan DeClercq, who President Biden nominated to serve as the U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Senator Grassley is a senior member of the Committee, a very important voice as we are drafting the 2023 Farm Bill.

Nobody is impacted more by what's happening on the weather from the climate crisis than farmers.

If I might just have just very quickly Mr. Willis, and we can follow-up on this.

Supporting specialty crop growers has been a priority of mine since, frankly--I was in the U.S. House.

It's so great to see all of you, and I get excited listening to the innovation and research and the things that we can continue to do.

I will be equally brief. The good news is this is already required by law. This is a total duplication. States must already provide up-to-date employment data in order to measure if they hit a 10-percent unemployment rate in order to get a…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

first of all, the great news is, we have a robust economy growing, more small businesses opening, the lowest unemployment rate in a generation, and we all want people to be able to work. Let me speak to the reality of what is in this bill…

Good enough is not good enough, because it is good enough for today.

I think when we look at the future and we look at the trends and the data that scale out to needing multi-gigabit speeds by 2030, that is absolutely, positively something that can happen and become a reality.

high-speed internet is not a luxury.

We want people having a high quality of life.

I think USDA Rural Development's success in deploying high speed internet is very, very important.

I think it is so important that we are doing our best to create high quality in rural communities, and not just say a little bit is enough.

We want people having a high quality of life.

Good enough is not good enough, because it is good enough for today.

high-speed internet is not a luxury.

I think when we look at the future and we look at the trends and the data that scale out to needing multi-gigabit speeds by 2030, that is absolutely, positively something that can happen and become a reality.