legislative counsel michelle johnson we'der and gary endicott. i want to say thank you to senator cochran's staff. they have led that effort and we want to thank them for their partnership and excellent work. and finally our secretary of agriculture, secretary vilsack in the usda, the technical expertise that we have received on every single section has been absolutely invaluable and when it came to the final days on dairy, the secretary played a very, very critical role in helping us get the compromise that will allow us to meet the goals and address farmers all over the country. and last but not least, the congressional budget office, who we called on day and night, and we appreciate their efforts. so, mr. president, i appreciate your patience in allowing me to do this at this time. i wanted to make sure we had a chance to say thank you to a lot of folks that deserve, as usual, a tremendous amount of credit for getting this done. they're the folks behind the scenes that have made this happen. and i'm very, very proud of each and every one of th