Congress dropped the ball on that because that would have changed things dramatically, but some folks want it to be used as a political tool.
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Tester criticizes Congress for failing to act on border security effectively.
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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 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.
I think it’d be a mistake, a -- really a mistake for national security and for food security.
I ask that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nebraska. ____________________





