We have got to help people in small businesses, small family farms get through and survive this pandemic.

We have traditionally, historically underfunded behavioral health systems in this country.

We have got to make sure every child can get back into school safely, period.

I have heard nothing but extremely positive things, both from Democrats and Republicans, and I look forward to working with you if you are confirmed.

It is really important that this be reauthorized.

I very much appreciate and commend President Biden's executive order to conduct a thorough supply chain review.

I am extremely pleased to see President Biden put forward your name for this very, very important position.

We want to export our products, not our jobs.

I think this Committee has the opportunity to fundamentally change the future for our country and for our citizens.

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I am very pleased today to rise to support the nomination of our former Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack. We are very lucky that he is willing to serve again. He is certainly no stranger to all of us, and we are very fortunate that he…

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More than half of the adults in the U.S. right now report mental health as being negatively impacted for them due to stress over the coronavirus.

I was very excited to see that someone of your values and experience and competency would be nominated by President Biden.

One in four young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 say they have considered suicide in the past month because of the pandemic.

I can't imagine more difficult decisions than the ones that you have had to make, certainly in Michigan, to keep people safe and save lives, so thank you.

China has invested $100 billion to get ahead of us.

I couldn't agree more that we have to look at our financing around transportation.

I have great confidence in both of your leaderships, and I am looking forward to really important work in a number of areas, particularly around surface transportation reauthorization.

Our companies are investing tens of billions of dollars on the future right now.

We are also looking at China holding almost three-fourths of the world's manufacturing capacity for lithium ion battery cells.

The time to act really is now, and I would like you to speak to the importance of this issue.

Addressing this challenge sooner rather than later is both important from the standpoint of meeting the needs of these people as they retire, but it also makes economic sense.

the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry has adopted rules governing its procedures for the 117th Congress. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, on behalf of myself and Senator Boozman, I…