boozman: thank you, mr. president. we're here today to commend our republican leadership in forging a bipartisan compromise on a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown, and in particular i'm so pleased that we've reached an agreement that included full reimbursement to the commodity credit corporation which we've all been talking about. not only agreement, but to take away the potential of unnecessary delays in farm and conservation program payments which are so important to our farmers. for decades the c.d.c. has been routinely reimbursed without fanfare, but unfortunately not so this year. our farmers and ranchers faced more than enough challenges this year -- extreme weather events, market volatility, global pandemic, and the list just goes on and on and on. they don't need washington to make things even more difficult. with passage of this bill, with a full c.c.c. reimbursement, farm and conservation program payments will go out as planned and will offer farmers and ranchers a little more certainty, a

boozman: very good. i know another key is industry. walmart headquarters is probably about 3-4 miles from where i live. i know that in their case, they got very active with wanting to reduce fuel consumption, which is great for the economy. but also wanted to reduce the packaging. it turned out that, when they looked at what the trucks were hauling, it wasn't weight that was the limiting factor. it was the capacity on the truck. they basically said, we sell a lot of your products, make the packages smaller. as a result, that came about and then others followed with that. that was certainly a win-win situation. i know the every bottle back initiative is a great initiative which has resulted in plastic bottles being 100% recyclable, including bottle caps that consumers may still be throwing in the trash, which we will give them a bit of education, we all need. tell us to our knowledge how industry can be helpful, particularly in cases like asia. ms. bekkering: it is what we have focused one of our three pillars on working with the privat

now earlier we asked our financial correspondent conrad boozman what he makes of the deal at least in terms of publicity this trade deal between the u.k. and japan is a success will it be a success in terms of economic impact in terms of economic scale this remains to be seen of course the government in london insists that the situation of businesses in the u.k. will be much better in the future than the current free trade agreement between the european union and japan but during the negotiations with london the government in tokyo was very keen to show to make sure that it does not want to grant any advantages to one single country that it does not grant to the trade block the e.u. so the devil is in the details at this point of time it's impossible to say whether some of the positive off today might not be lost in translation when the new year comes. the financial correspondent conrad booze in there and while we're on the subject of trade south korea and china banning german pork imports after case of african swine fever was confirmed in a wild boar in the european country germany's

recognize senator boozman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. lorraine, in your experience with community collaborative programs, how helpful would grants be to community organizations when it comes to outreach to service members, veterans and their families? how have some of your community organizations used grants successfully in the program to address veteran hopelessness, and do you believe the grant program in s. 785 can replication the ssvf program is success to reduce and prevent veteran suicide? >> senator boozman, thank you so much for the question. it's great. when we were s.t.a.r.t.ed, we're based out of augusta, georgia, but one of our key -- [inaudible] with the funding from the v.a. to plus up our manpower to do outreach and engagement. and at the time when we started, there was 157 homeless veterans. and, but really what the grant provided was the authority to work in collaboration with the v.a. so the funding was important, but that authority was key because now our teams, our staff could work in conjunction, hand in hand with th

boozman: thank you for -- for holding this important hearing. we appreciate you being here, we appreciate your hard work. myself and senator carper are chairs of the recycling caucus. it is very, very active. i am on lots of caucuses. i think that is one of the most active in the senate and is doing a lot of good work. again, recycling is such a no-brainer. don't realize it also creates a lot of good jobs in relation to recycling. you get the benefit of cleaning up the oceans, cleaning up, you know, so much other things, which we all want, but it also is a big economic engine. can you talk a little bit about that? ms. bekkering: absolutely. your, i think you on leadership on recycling. when i look at a municipal recycling program, we have created 1300 jobs. economicital source of empowerment. it is primarily an issue. when we look at countries in the developing world and where in many local communities -- especially rural communities -- there is not regulated waste services or management. we see the informal spent -- informal sector. we provide

it's a big deal. >> i appreciate you recognizing that, senator boozman. i think the organizations who delivered their comments today in regard to senate bill 785. i appreciate the important work you do each and every day in your partnership in serving those who served our nation and i would ask unanimous consent of the members be given five days to revise and extend their remarks, including extraneous material and with that our hearing is now concluded. adjourned. thank you. [silences] [silence] >> the senate returns today at 3:00 o'clock eastern time to continue work on judicial nominations with a vote at 5:30 p.m. eastern to advance in many or federal claims court. this week all makers will also work on executive nominations, including three positions of the equal implement opportunity commission which enforces laws against workplace determination. watch the senate live here on c-span2 beginning at 3:00 p.m. eastern. >> next, the american bar association hold a discussion on the justice department's recently proposed changes to the communications decenc

so i would turn to the good senator from arkansas, senator boozman. mr. boozman: thank you, mr. president. and thank you, senator hoeven. you and senator roberts for organizing this and getting us down here to talk about a topic that is so, so very important. i'm not going to say anything new. i'm going to be saying that we need toll include reimburse -- to ininclude reimbursement to usda credit corporation in the upcoming continuing resolution. the c.c.c. is the funding mechanism for the bulk of our agriculture and conservation programs that are authorized with broad bipartisan support in the farm bill. in order for these programs to work as intended, the c.c.c. must be reimbursed by congress on an annual basis. for decades the c.c.c. is being reimbursed by congress without fanfare. and i'm hopeful this year will be a continuation. earlier this year the senate voted unanimously to allow usda to use $14 billion from c.c.c. to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. this provision was included in the cares act. as our farmers and ranchers are facing the most challen

boozman: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. boozman: mr. president, health care workers have long been regarded as some of our nation's most critical and courageous servants. during this time of challenges and uncertainty, this that is never been more accurate. each day our health care professionals make tireless sacrifices to protect and serve our country. even if it means risking their own lives to take care of others. people like jennifer candle, a registered nurse with white river health system, are a great example. she's recognized as the in-house expert for all covid-19 testing. she has taken ownership of the community drive-up testing appeared worked with the arkansas department of health to organize community testing. rickey rob i.s.p., a registered nurse at the baptist health hot spring county has volunteered to work extra hours, offered to operate the drive-thru screening and volunteered to treat covid-19 patients. and laura turkneta, a nurse at baptist health conway has been dependable, flexible with the hours she works to suppor

now earlier we asked our financial correspondent conrad boozman what he makes of the deal at least in terms of publicity this trade deal between the u.k. and japan is a success will it be a success in terms of economic impact in terms of economic scale this remains to be seen of course the government in london insists that the situation of business is in the u.k. will be much better. future then the current free trade agreement between the european union and japan but during the negotiations with london the government in tokyo was very keen to show and to make sure that it does not want to grant any advantages to one single country that it does not grant to the trade block the e.u. so the devil is in the details at this point of time it's impossible to say whether some of the positive off today might not be lost in translation when the new year comes. the financial correspondent conrad booze in there and while we're on the subject of trade south korea and china banning german pork imports after case of african swine fever was confirmed in a wild boar in the european country germany's

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this was championed by my clearing senator boozman of arkansas. additionally this legislation directs the v.a. to embark on groundbreaking research in the form of precision medicine initiative that will improve how mental health conditions are diagnosed and treated, expand v.a. health capabilities to better serve rural and tribal veterans, bolster and expedite capabilities, and have a br -- and make necessary improvement to the v.a. mental health workforce. while this legislation puts in place the critical care services and support that will save veterans' lives, it's my hope the bill will serve as a signal to veterans, service members and families that they are never alone. i want to extend my gratitude to the president for his support of this bill and i ask him to sign this legislation as soon as it arrives on his desk. madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. moran: madam president, we must take our duty to american veterans seriously which is why we find -- the circumstance we find ourselves in is important. the ext

thank you to my colleague, senator boozman, chairman takano and to dr. roe. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: i would like to yield three minutes to my good friend and member of the house veterans affairs committee, congressman cisneros from my home state of california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cisneros: i rise in support of s. 785. as this marks national suicide prevention month. i'm gld the committee is working across the aisle to improve health services for our veterans. this package includes my bipartisan bill. we know that too many veterans struggling with mental health challenges are also dealing with substance misuse issues and the i will pakistan of various tralm asincluding military sexual assault. given how these problems are health care providers need evidence-based guidance working with multiple issues. my bill will develop and disseminate this practice guideline to share best practices v.a.-wide. i thank the chairman for his lea