Kevin Roberts: “I thank Senator Hoeven for getting us together for a colloquy with everybody who is concerned about this. This is what…”

“I thank Senator Hoeven for getting us together for a colloquy with everybody who is concerned about this. This is what we do on the Agriculture Committee, working in a bipartisan way when we see an opportunity, and certainly we ought to seize this opportunity. I thank the Senator from North Dakota for leading this. He is an outstanding champion on behalf of agriculture, and he is always riding the posse, which I truly appreciate. I also thank Senator Braun from Indiana, a new and valued member of the Ag Committee, for pointing out some of the obstacles we face. Unfortunately, they tend to be on a partisan basis. There are extraneous things that need to be talked about, and I know Senator Portman just brought that up with his chart, but I thank him for his participation. Senator Grassley, who is a very valued member of the Ag Committee, chairman of the Finance Committee--and obviously that is the committee of jurisdiction--who has especially pointed out, and as Senator Ernst has pointed out, the value of agriculture to Iowa and, for that matter, all of the country. Senator Boozman, who talked about Arkansas, is a valued member of the committee as well, next to the chair in terms of seniority. Senator Portman, as has been pointed out, is the former Trade Representative.…”