So as dire as that is, as that pile of wheat is, if those were soybeans basically what you've done is you've condemned that crop.

Collectively they have suffered a half a million dollar loss to their bottom line.

I really care about small community banks. They are the lifeblood, the capital lifeblood for the many, many people in the great State of North Dakota.

We need to offer a timeframe, and so I am curious to anyone who can tell me when we will actually get an answer to small community banks on regulatory relief.

What started out to be too big to fail has become for many of these community banks too small to succeed.

today I am introducing legislation to help new veterans get information about the programs, benefits and services available to them as they transition back to civilian life. The Connect with Veterans Act will make it easier for cities…

Reserving the right to object, I want to first make a couple of points, which as we talk about this, I think it is clear to identify who is the taxing authority. The distinguished and very learned constitutional scholar from the State of…

I think we need to have a broader understanding, because way too often here, we think that the only people who are concerned about these issues in the U.S. Congress or the Federal Government or a Federal agency...

we do not have a financially literate population, especially among youth.

I am disturbed a little bit by that answer, that it is not the primary way, because we can deal with student loan debt.

We need to make sure it is as transparent as what it can.

I think it is important to understand those barriers, whether they are home ownership or whether they are--whatever it is that creates a unique situation in terms of dealing individually with Indian people and recovery.