A man in the country does his own thinking, but you get him into town and he soon will be thinking secondhanded.

Working with your minds, your hands, as farmers and as Americans.

The expansion and duplication of these authorities would not add to the coherence or effectiveness of Federal aid to small, rural communities.

America can, not Washington must.

America at her best, America at her most generous.

It is clear that much of S. 1036 is duplicative, counter-productive, or otherwise raises substantive concerns.

Do you want evidence? Consider that only 4 years ago, the Congress passed a pioneering farm bill to help a whole community in crisis.

Ours is a global economy now, and America must be able to compete.

I had an opportunity to take that message to the leaders of Western Europe, our close allies there, just a couple of weeks ago in Paris.

May your dreams become a reality.

This measure reflects a strong bipartisan belief that eliminating price controls will help this nation take full advantage of our plentiful domestic resources.

A strong domestic drilling and producing business is essential to the national security of the United States of America.