we have had a great debate here on the floor today about the budget. What we have heard is the fact that in the face of unprecedented debt and deficits, we need to get spending under control and grow the economy. Unfortunately, the…

I do not think you are going to get the last best offer on things like TPP to really get the barriers down.

Senator Hatch and Senator Baucus have been big supporters of looking at this issue.

We want to have access to it for things like soybeans and corn, beef and pork.

I wish it had happened 4 years ago, or 3 years ago, or 2 years ago, but I think this is good.

I think they are less than 10 percent--in fact, less than 6 percent, I think.

Doha has been disappointing, of course, because it was a great opportunity to give workers and farmers in Ohio access to new markets.

You know this committee pretty well, and that is one reason we like having you down there.

Well, I would say that you know, I've had a change of heart based upon a personal experience. That's certainly true.

It wasn't an issue I had given much thought to prior to that maybe I should have.

The issue of same-sex marriage is personal from both their families.

I come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in bad, the government shouldn't deny them the opportunity to get married.