Jon Tester: “Thank you folks for all your work. It is very, very important work”

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.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the flexibility.

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

These are important bills that need to get advanced, and today is the start of that.