Dusty Johnson: “I rise to express in part my profound disappointment with the contents of the agricultural appropriations conference…”

“I rise to express in part my profound disappointment with the contents of the agricultural appropriations conference report, recognizing that there are many in this body--in particular, that there are numerous instances, thanks to the leadership of the Senator from Mississippi, and others--who have brought together a sense of bipartisanship on some key issues. And there are other issues and other needs that I believe this body needs to address outside of this agricultural appropriations bill, as my very good friend and colleague from Kansas has made reference to a string of extraneous other issues that are urgent. On the issue of trade, I believe that there is fairly good agreement in this body relative to where we need to go next. There is support in this body for funding for the International Monetary Fund. That is perhaps the single thing we could do that would have the greatest immediate impact on stabilizing currencies and opening markets and stabilizing economies in Asia, and increasingly in Russia and Latin America.”