And ownership. Land ownership. Called a meeting to order of the agriculture committee. Welcome everyone this afternoon. Your leadership is important and essential Rural Communities strong. I share the concerns of my colleagues doctor years of record income, you show farming team is to be one of the riskiest businesses there is. This makes sense it is abundantly clear, its time to get together on a bipartisan farm bill that supports our farm bill and helps Rural Communities. Farmville is always possible. Your willingness to work with us to find creative important needs. Together we have made significant progress. In october which are leadership, senator boseman and i 2. 3 billion working with you from commodity credit appropriation that will double funding for the trade promotion programs for the next five years and grandpa american grown food a growing crisis hunger around the world. Secure 350 million in additional funding support the rights in the industry application process. It ful
And ownership. Land ownership. Called a meeting to order of the agriculture committee. Welcome everyone this afternoon. Your leadership is important and essential Rural Communities strong. I share the concerns of my colleagues doctor years of record income, you show farming team is to be one of the riskiest businesses there is. This makes sense it is abundantly clear, its time to get together on a bipartisan farm bill that supports our farm bill and helps Rural Communities. Farmville is always possible. Your willingness to work with us to find creative important needs. Together we have made significant progress. In october which are leadership, senator boseman and i 2. 3 billion working with you from commodity credit appropriation that will double funding for the trade promotion programs for the next five years and grandpa american grown food a growing crisis hunger around the world. Secure 350 million in additional funding support the rights in the industry application process. It ful
Against an epidemic brought to us by opioids. It does not matter where you live. This crisis has touched every corner of american society. While new england and the ohio valley regions represent states hardest hit by the epidemic, Health Officials from the south and reaching across the Mountain West all report a dwroeg number of Overdose Deaths in those counties. The latest figures from the cdc is astounding, 91 americans die every day from an overdose. Now more than ever we must come together and strengthen our commitment to fight this malady. I expected tos members will bring to the forefront key incites on this critical issue. In the Previous Congress the energy and Commerce Committee led several bipartisan initiatives to help address the epidemic. Theyre now law in providing resources at the state and local levels. Much needed policy changes are being implemented. The passage of both kara and cures. In fact, as a result of kara patients suffering from Substance Abuse now have great
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Now, mr. President on an entirely different matter, the ongoing revelations about planned parenthood are more than just disturbing. They literally shock the conscience. A democratic colleague called them quote very troubling. End quote. Extremely troubling and highly troubling. Next week every member of this party will have a chance to join us in reaffirming the senates commitment to genuine compassion and to Womens Health. We introduced legislation last night that would ensure taxpayer dollars for Womens Health are spent on Womens Health. Not a scandalplagued political lobbying giant. Its a simple choice. Senators can either vote to protect Womens Health or they can vote to protect subsidies for a Political Group mired in scandal. I know planned parenthoods entrenched lobbyists have been close allies of democrats in recent years but this moment calls for senators to rise higher and to think bigger. Lets not filibuster Womens Health in order to protect special subsidies for one scandal