Jon Tester

I think it's really important for food security. The folks -- this is a ban against China, Russia, North Korea and Iran, folks who don't want to see us exist anymore as a nation.

This is -- what's gone on the last two weeks or so, 10 days, has been nothing short of craziness.

I think it’d be a mistake, a -- really a mistake for national security and for food security.

I think it'd be a mistake, a -- really a mistake for national security and for food security.

I think it's really important for food security. The folks -- this is a ban against China, Russia, North Korea and Iran, folks who don't want to see us exist anymore as a nation.

This has been a phenomenon that we haven't had recently, where we've had other countries that have went into our airspace for the purpose of trying to gather information.

I think we need to take these things seriously. I think the president and I think, more importantly, the military are taking it very, very seriously.

If that was possible it would already be done.

This has been a rubber stamp Congress so far.

Look, everybody told the president, at least most of the people told the president, except the ones he's surrounding with, the tariffs were a bad idea, and he decided to do it.

There's plenty of examples of it. The Mission Act is a prime example. The fastest growing part of the V.A. budget. Why? Because we privatizing V.A. health care and its costing us more money, not less.

I would say two things. Number one this administration has totally blown the opportunity to make government more efficient by going in with a -- with a -- with a meat cleaver and just hack up agencies.

Well, I think it's really bad. All you got to do is look at the market. But the truth is, is that if you're a businessman, you understand that what you need in the marketplace is certainty.

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Murillo cloture motion be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Was totally figuratively speaking.

No, I don't think so. I think you just got to make sure you know what you're doing, what you stand for and what you've accomplished.

That's because I don't want this race to be nationalized any more than they want it to be nationalized. I'm going to talk about Montana. That's what this race is about.

Not at all. Uh-uh. No. I mean, the case was laid out and I was part of the jury and make the call.

That's between me and a ballot box.

That's between me and the ballot box.