Heidi Heitkamp: “I stand appalled, quite honestly, that your confirmation is pending.”

I am just urging you all not to reduce local staff.

Let's not just try and think about those past inequities and how we fixed those problems. Let's think about how we can move forward to make farming opportunities available to everyone.

I expect that we are going to have to be able to prove sustainability and climate sensitivity for the commodities that we sell into the global market in the future. Let's get going.

If Democrats have to reduce health care costs, if they have to provide relief at the pump all on their own. So be it. That will be bad for Republicans.