Jon Tester: “The amount that is in this budget... is inadequate. And I think it is inadequate because there was the decision made to…”

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill having been read the third time and there being no further debate, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 1987), as amended, was passed.

This Crow Water bill in front of the Committee today is an excellent example of the good work that the Chairman is doing serving his tribe.

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.

So you may ask what do I see as my greatest accomplishment. As a U.S. Senator, I see my greatest accomplishment as a citizen legislator, having a real full-time job outside this body, in my case, as a farmer. This is what our forefathers…