In 2021. But i know that you will be able to thoughtfully carry out your work even despite these challenges. I am grateful for your service and im even more grateful for your friendship. I am very proud to be joined today by my beautiful wife who has been the steady hand that i have needed during this tumultuous year. Thank you for being a friend, thank you for being a great mom to our daughters and a true partner in this work. [applause] ladies and gentlemen i am here to say that our state is unconquerable. We have taken every hit that can be from. We have been tested by every force of nature, disease and human frailty. It is already a miracle that our state is Still Standing but we are not simply standing, we are marching forward. In this year of confusion there has been a solid foundation. It is the mississippi spirit that binds all of us together. This is not a state of people who have cowered in the face of adversity. We have got grit and pride and faith. We know how to overcome o
In federal farm offering this is about three hours. Good morning. The subcommittee on commodities, Risk Management and trade will come to order. Welcome to all of our witnesses. Senator hyde smith thank you to you and your staff working together with us to organize this hearing today. Chair stabenow and i believe Ranking Member boozman will be with us shortly but it would to thank them for joining us many thanks to the full Committee Staff for all of your help and support with this hearing. Thank you to everyone for attending. This morning is going to be a twopart hearing. Today was on the farm bill, the products title. On thursday will take on title v. The credit title in title 11 the Crop Insurance title. February the full committee the full Senate Committee heard from usda officials their family views of Risk Management and credit. Today we have the opportunity to hear directly from farmers, producers, stakeholder groups that work with farm Safety Net Programs every day. Hearing fro
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Quorum call a senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from mississippi. A senator may i request, are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are. Mr. Wicker i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Wicker mr. President and my fellow colleagues, i once again come to the floor to talk about alzheimers and the efforts being made in this country and in this senate and in this city to find a cure and to find better treatments for the scourge of alzheimers. As many of you know, this is the most expensive disease our country has ever seen. Half a trillion dollars a year in costs to programs that we need to protect, like medicare and medicaid. This will rise to a trillion dollars per year in the lifetime of many people within the sound of my voice unless something is done. I am so appreciative of the some 1,200 people who descended on washington this week advocating on behalf of the millions of americans liv
To serve others. Keep them on the path of forgiveness so that they will give others the same kind of mercy they so frequently receive from you. Keep them on the path of courage so that they will choose the challenging and narrow way that leads to life. Lord, bless us all as we strive to walk with an integrity that will honor you. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The president pro tempore under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. Morning business is closed. Under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of h. R. 6833, which the clerk will report. The clerk calendar number 389, h. R. 6833, an act to amend title 27 of the Public Health service act and so forth and for other purposes. Mr. Leahy i suggest the absenc