Jeff Merkley actually said...

Thank you very much. And I really have appreciated the dialogue over the last year on multiple issues.

the agriculture issues that come up, a lot of the programs that are cut in here are the ones that the farmers are raising for me.

That program has a huge impact on our soft power in the world, and also on our moral leadership in the world.

If American manufacturing had the same level of basic research, applied research, and a delivery system like the extension service, we would...