I intend to offer the following motions to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that they be printed in the Record. Both motions are supported by Senators Franken and Udall. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be…

we appreciate your work on that

we look forward to working with all of you on that

I always tell people the single most important job for a North Dakota Senator is a farm bill that works as an effective safety net.

Well, we are going to find out in North Dakota with bad crops this year.

the best safety net is a free enterprise system where we can sell our products

I think the other point that we all want to make is that without a strong crop insurance program, without a strong Title 1, access to credit is going to be very, very difficult.

we do need MAP and FMD funding increased

One of the things that we have been concerned about in the downturn in commodity prices and the additional challenge is access to credit.

We do not stand alone in securing credit and providing a safety net.

We can sit here and yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and then nothing happens.

We are losing that in rural America, and we need to figure out how actions here are driving that.