Jon Tester: “I want to start by thanking Senator Murkowski and Senator Merkley for having this hearing.”

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 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.

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.