On the recordAugust 2, 2012
Mr. President, I wish to thank my esteemed colleague, the Senator from Missouri. I appreciate working with him on many issues, including agriculture, and I share his concern. I have been on the floor of the Senate this week and past weeks, expressing my desire to pass a farm bill, including agriculture assistance. I believe we can do that. We passed a farm bill here in the Senate. The Agriculture Committee has come forward with a product. We absolutely need to come together, House and Senate, on the farm bill for the good of our farmers and ranchers, including drought assistance and for the good of the country. (The remarks of Mr. Hoeven pertaining to the introduction of S. 3512 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')
