Jon Tester

Wouldn't designating them as a terrorist organization give you more tools in your toolbox to get rid of these miserable SOBs?

I have had bills to ban it, I think it is a bipartisan concern.

The truth is that what these folks are doing to the people of this country, it'd be hard for me not to classify it as a terrorist act because we're killing folks right and left.

If you shut those borders down, they're not going to come there. If the hours are reduced, they're not going to come.

If you don't have people on the ground we are screwed.

So in that regard of broadband, I can tell you the gentleman to my right, Senator Manchin and myself worked on a bill called The Bipartisan Infrastructure Package.

If you don't have people on the ground we are screwed.

It does not behoove this Administration and it surely doesn't behoove our economy not to have those ports open

I have had bills to ban it, I think it is a bipartisan concern.

So in that regard of broadband, I can tell you the gentleman to my right, Senator Manchin and myself worked on a bill called The Bipartisan Infrastructure Package.

I have had bills to ban it, I think it is a bipartisan concern.

I want to thank the Chair and Ranking Member for holding this hearing and I want to congratulate you on being appointed to run this committee.

Wouldn't designating them as a terrorist organization give you more tools in your toolbox to get rid of these miserable SOBs?

I want to thank the Chair and Ranking Member for holding this hearing and I want to congratulate you on being appointed to run this committee.

I have had a number of Farm Bill listening sessions since this is a Farm Bill year, and these haven't been invitation, this has been opening the doors and let folks in to speak their mind.

Democracies don't work very well when you have a population that is hungry.

I think you guys have been the gold standard. I appreciate the fact that you're in the position that you're in and I want to thank you for your work.

The truth is that what these folks are doing to the people of this country, it'd be hard for me not to classify it as a terrorist act because we're killing folks right and left.

300 grand per patrol agent seems a bit high to me

If you shut those borders down, they're not going to come there. If the hours are reduced, they're not going to come.

Wouldn't designating them as a terrorist organization give you more tools in your toolbox to get rid of these miserable SOBs?

Look, I think predictability in the industrial base is really, really important.

I think it does not behoove this Administration and it surely doesn't behoove our economy not to have those ports open.

I think, making sure we are getting the biggest bang for the buck, by getting folks to have competitive contracts, and getting these out on time is also very important.

So in that regard of broadband, I can tell you the gentleman to my right, Senator Manchin and myself worked on a bill called The Bipartisan Infrastructure Package.