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mr. connor, i appreciate working with you at the usda on issues and appreciate the work you have done. let me say in your experience, i know you have been working on a solution for ag four years. why is that so difficult and important to have this as part of the broader bill? why is it the easiest part? >> agriculture -- it is not a realization that has come about in the last few months. we knew we had a problem for a very, very long time. we worked with senator feinstein on solving just agricultural problems for a very, very long time as well. i would say that history suggests that did not work. the agricultural problem in enough itself probably was not going to produce successful legislation. being a part of this comprehensive of effort on our negotiations have been very limited to the agricultural piece. we appreciate the fact that it is part of the broader package. there seems to be some momentum to get something done in this year. we have been talking and proposing solutions and in some cases, producing legislation for a very, very long time. this is been a problem for a long time
mr. connor, i appreciate working with you at the usda on issues and appreciate the work you have done. let me say in your experience, i know you have been working on a solution for ag four years. why is that so difficult and important to have this as part of the broader bill? why is it the easiest part? >> agriculture -- it is not a realization that has come about in the last few months. we knew we had a problem for a very, very long time. we worked with senator feinstein on solving just...
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mr. connor, in keep in mind mr. connor, in addition to dairy -- by the way, the chairman said something about you said cows can't say they don't want to be milked -- they do not know what you are saying. >> maybe not minnesota. [laughter] >> well, ok. i know the chairman is a dead head. no comment on where he got -- sorry, senator. >> has the senator finished his questions? >> i wanted to -- aside from dairy, what are the two most important aspects of this agreement? >> again, senator, we have a problem in american agriculture today reflected in the fact that so much of our workforce is currently undocumented. for anything else that we have recognized the problem exists today. the status quo is intolerable. across all of the agricultural sectors, the notion you are going to give us the ability to actually have a legalized workforce and that we know is legal and can verify that. farmers and ranchers are the most law-abiding people on this planet. they want to have access to the workers. they wanted them to be legal. f
mr. connor, in keep in mind mr. connor, in addition to dairy -- by the way, the chairman said something about you said cows can't say they don't want to be milked -- they do not know what you are saying. >> maybe not minnesota. [laughter] >> well, ok. i know the chairman is a dead head. no comment on where he got -- sorry, senator. >> has the senator finished his questions? >> i wanted to -- aside from dairy, what are the two most important aspects of this agreement?...
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mr. connor, i appreciate working with you at the usda on issues and appreciate the work you have done. let me say in your experience, i know you have been working on a solution for ag for years. why is that so difficult and important to have this as part of the broader bill? why is it the easiest part? -- why is it easier as part of a comprehensive package? why hasn't it been possible to achieve on its own? senator, you are correct in that agriculture agriculture -- it is not a realization that has come about in the last few months. we have known we had a problem for a very, very long time. we worked with senator feinstein on solving just agricultural problems for a very, very long time as well. i would say that history suggests that did not work. that the agricultural problem in and of itself probably was not going to produce successful legislation. being a part of this comprehensive effort. our negotiations have been very limited to the agricultural piece. we appreciate the fact that it is part of the broader package. there seems to be some momentum to get something done in this year
mr. connor, i appreciate working with you at the usda on issues and appreciate the work you have done. let me say in your experience, i know you have been working on a solution for ag for years. why is that so difficult and important to have this as part of the broader bill? why is it the easiest part? -- why is it easier as part of a comprehensive package? why hasn't it been possible to achieve on its own? senator, you are correct in that agriculture agriculture -- it is not a realization that...
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mr. connor, i appreciate working with you at the usda on issues and appreciate the work you have done.let me say in your experience, i know you have been working on a solution for ag four years. why is that so difficult and important to have this as part of the broader bill? why is it the easiest part? >> agriculture -- it is not a realization that has come about in the last few months. we have known that we have a problem for a long time. we have been working with senator feinstein on solving agriculture's problems for a long time. history suggests that didn't work. problem error cultural in another itself -- agricultural problem in and of itself was not going to work. we appreciate that, as part of the broader package, there seems to be momentum to get something done this year. we have been talking and andosing solutions proposing legislation for a very long time because this is been a problem for a long time. we believe 2013 reflects what i've described many as the best chance in a generation to stop talking about it and finally fix it. >> can you go on with that? if we fail to reac
mr. connor, i appreciate working with you at the usda on issues and appreciate the work you have done.let me say in your experience, i know you have been working on a solution for ag four years. why is that so difficult and important to have this as part of the broader bill? why is it the easiest part? >> agriculture -- it is not a realization that has come about in the last few months. we have known that we have a problem for a long time. we have been working with senator feinstein on...
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mr. connor, i appreciate working with you at the usda and appreciate the work you have done. n your experience, paid it for ears now. why is it difficult, why is it important to have the broader bill. why is it easier to have the least package or at possible. i know that you've been working on this. why hasn't it been possible to on its own? >> well, senator, you are bsolutely correct in that agriculture has -- this has not a realization that has come about in the last few months. we have known we have a problem for a very, very long time. worked know, we have with senator finestein on solving just agricultural's very, very long time as well. and i would just say that -- ory suggests that that that that didn't work. that, you know, that the problem in and of itself probably was not going to successful legislation. so, you know, being a part of this comprehensive effort, our negotiations have been very, very limited to just the agricultural piece. appreciate the fact that it's part of the broader package. there seems to be some momentum get something done this year talking and
mr. connor, i appreciate working with you at the usda and appreciate the work you have done. n your experience, paid it for ears now. why is it difficult, why is it important to have the broader bill. why is it easier to have the least package or at possible. i know that you've been working on this. why hasn't it been possible to on its own? >> well, senator, you are bsolutely correct in that agriculture has -- this has not a realization that has come about in the last few months. we have...
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mr. connor, have you concluded? i said, yeah, that's what reckon means.i get a c-and b+s from her, and it harmed me in the scholarship committee because i didn't stay the whole three hours in chemistry lab. i got my psychological to lahrship -- scholarship cut in half. but 50 years later at my 50th anniversary i want to go and see dr. rosenfeld who never married, always taught at harvard, got her ph.d., and i got up enough nerve to talk to her about that freshman class 50 years later. and, oh, i called her office and she had passed away. but now i take it that dr. somers the is talking about some things her attitudes toward me. she was very pretty, and i was only 19, and she was only 23. i was going to ask her out to dinner -- [laughter] until she was so nasty to me about the way i expressed myself. but, listen, i'm from the deep south. i had had four years of latin in high school, and i had read shakespeare. i had read comte, i had read day cart -- >> jim, there's a lot out there. anything there you want to respond to? >> guest: oh, i imagine that if the
mr. connor, have you concluded? i said, yeah, that's what reckon means.i get a c-and b+s from her, and it harmed me in the scholarship committee because i didn't stay the whole three hours in chemistry lab. i got my psychological to lahrship -- scholarship cut in half. but 50 years later at my 50th anniversary i want to go and see dr. rosenfeld who never married, always taught at harvard, got her ph.d., and i got up enough nerve to talk to her about that freshman class 50 years later. and, oh,...
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connor of new mexico to be deputy secretary of the tear teerks signed by 18 senators as follows -- mr. reid: i ask that the reading of the nainls waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to calendar number 457, i ask that it be in executive session. the presiding officer: question is on the mo motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: department of the treasury, sarah blame raskin of maryland to be deputy secretary. mr. reid: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on nominatio
connor of new mexico to be deputy secretary of the tear teerks signed by 18 senators as follows -- mr. reid: i ask that the reading of the nainls waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to calendar number 457, i ask that it be in executive...
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mr. davis' nomination has been pending for two years. the senate just move quickly to confirm sarah sewall, and sarah bloom rask into be second in command at treasury and mike connor at interior. sloan gibson we must focus on to be deputy at the veterans' affairs department and rick engler at the chemical safety board. madam president, christmas is one week from wednesday. we have a lot to do. we could complete all of our work by thursday. by friday, by saturday, by sunday, by monday, or tuesday. but finish it we must. i've lined out what we need to do, and it's up to the minority to determine what if anything they're going to stop us from doing. i'm happy to be -- work with them on time but there are certain things as i've indicated, mr. president, we have to get done before christmas. would the chair announce the business of the day. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30 p.m. with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. mr. reid: madam president, i would note the absence of a quorum and as
mr. davis' nomination has been pending for two years. the senate just move quickly to confirm sarah sewall, and sarah bloom rask into be second in command at treasury and mike connor at interior. sloan gibson we must focus on to be deputy at the veterans' affairs department and rick engler at the chemical safety board. madam president, christmas is one week from wednesday. we have a lot to do. we could complete all of our work by thursday. by friday, by saturday, by sunday, by monday, or...