One of the ways to get more assistance to farmers would be to repeal that 5.7 percent yearly cut.

You said you cannot insure your way out of a disaster. That is why it is so important that we be supporting these efforts to deal with the disasters.

Thank you again, Chairwoman, for the opportunity to introduce my constituent, Greg Ackerman.

I worry about the folks who have never done a farm bill.

I always tell folks that criticize crop insurance that you are not getting a payout unless you have a loss.

I worry about the folks who have never done a farm bill.

You said you cannot insure your way out of a disaster. That is why it is so important that we be supporting these efforts to deal with the disasters.

Thank you again, Chairwoman, for the opportunity to introduce my constituent, Greg Ackerman.

The combination of the two really limits the effectiveness of the program when it is trying to compensate for some of those disastrous losses.

I have serious concerns about the potential of default that is hanging over our heads.

I always tell folks that criticize crop insurance that you are not getting a payout unless you have a loss.

You said you cannot insure your way out of a disaster. That is why it is so important that we be supporting these efforts to deal with the disasters.

The 10 percent is the limiting factor, in addition to the 86 percent payment rate.

I worry about the folks who have never done a farm bill.

One of the ways to get more assistance to farmers would be to repeal that 5.7 percent yearly cut.

We need all of it to make this happen.

For the country. It is for our national security, for a lot of things.

Thank you again, Chairwoman, for the opportunity to introduce my constituent, Greg Ackerman.

I am so proud to be here with my colleagues today--Senator Cortez Masto and all of our colleagues and with our leaders Senator Cardin and Senator Murkowski--on this bipartisan resolution that is, frankly, long overdue. You know, there is a…

It is critically important that we have these conservation programs and that we make sure they work.

It is critically important that we have these conservation programs and that we make sure they work.

Nothing is more important in Michigan than protecting our water.

first of all, I have to also lend my voice in congratulations to Senator Patty Murray. We are so proud of her and look to her for her leadership. It is an honor to serve with her in the leadership in the Senate, but she is just an…

Nothing is more important in Michigan than protecting our water.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:28 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at 10 a.m. ____________________