Herb Kohl: “I would like to offer a very warm welcome to Senator Bennett as he assumes his responsibilities as chairman of this…”

I rise to support and encourage passage of this farm bill. Farm bills are difficult measures to shepherd through this chamber. There has never been--and never will--be a `perfect' one in the eyes of every Member of this body. But American…

Senator Kohl. But I understand, and I think the records indicate, that your reported loan-to-deposit ratios--your other big banks, their reported loan-to-deposit ratios are 10 to 20 percent higher than yours.

Senator Kohl. I appreciate that. Just one final comment. Again, the biggest banks with whom you are competing are generally described in the same way you just described yours, and their loan-to-deposit ratios are higher than yours.

I rise today to introduce the Protecting American Trade Secrets and Innovation Act of 2012. This legislation will help American companies protect their valuable trade secrets by giving them the additional option of seeking redress in…