I want to express my great thanks to my colleague from West Virginia, Senator Capito, who has been absolutely a champion on this issue, but also a champion on looking at new technologies and a champion to actually see what we can do moving…

Building on what Senator Franken discussed, I think we would all like to see that because we are all in this process of trying to figure out what is the new dynamic, where have we failed so spectacularly when you look at the numbers in…

I think we have to say what additional stress does that put on additional tribal entities that would like to see access to these programs which will not get access if we extend the time period.

We have to figure out the sustainability piece of this.

I think that is right but I think the question is when do we see a program at that level where it then can launch independently or launch into BIE programming or into public school programming?

finally we see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it is not a train. It is, in fact, the eventual and necessary passage of the Ex-Im reauthorization bill. As you know, last week the Ex-Im bill passed the House by a vote that was 72…

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I want to make one final point, along with my colleague from Washington State. I don't know how many times the Senator from Washington and I have been on the floor telling the story of the Ex-Im Bank, about what the problems have been…

one of the issues that I have raised over and over and over again here is that we sit thinking that only the Federal Government actually regulates or passes laws

What we are trying to do is figure out how we can collaborate to make government more responsive.

We promise we are the nice Committee, me and Lankford.

But I would point out, look at USDA. When did we pass the Farm Bill?