John Thune: “Thank you, Secretary Perdue, for being here today and sharing your thoughts with us about the State of agriculture.”

It's a pretty simple measure, but an important way to ensure that members of Congress are held to the standards that America should be able to expect of their representatives.

That's why again I hope that the administration is laser-focused on trying to get the strait open, get the shipping lanes opened up, and help out with that global energy supply.

Odds are we plan on being here next week," said Thune.

I worry about that, for sure.