mrs. ernst: mr. president, i have one unanimous consent request for a committee to meet during today's session of the senate. it has the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent that this request be agreed to and that this request be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. ernst: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mrs. ernst: i ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: is there objection? hearing none, so ordered. mrs. ernst: mr. president, i am pleased to report that last week, bipartisan legislation to restore the rights of the women air force service pilots or wasp to have their ashes inurned at arlington national cemetery was signed into law. i was proud to honor this group of revolutionary women who courageously served our country. i thank congresswomen martha mcsally and susan davis for their leadership spearheading this bill in the house. on the heels of pearl harbor, th

mr. chairman. >> i want to remind members that we will soon have three votes. we're going to keep the hearing going bilaler the nateing who holds -- by alternating who holds the gavel. senator ernst. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, gentlemen, for joining us here morning. i'd like to talk about different groups that might be getting funding through the fcs, groups like veterans or other minority groups. are there, are there certain areas that maybe you target or would like to see more participation whether it's women farmers or ranchers? if you could delve into that a little bit, maybe talk if you've got some of those programs where you're looking at veterans or others that want to get boo farming, ranching, any opportunities that we might be able to express to our constituents. and mandate it, if you will, that the institutions look at their system, look at the area that they operate in, the districts and because the mission of the system is to serve all, will qualify credit where the folks. the system is doing that and we are examining and we are definitely seeing a lot more improvement, particularly on veteran also. >> thank you. i appreciate that. any other thoughts or

mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the ernst amendment be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed, the ernst title amendment be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 4 50, s. res. 418. the clerk: calendar number 450, senate r.e.s. 41, recognizing luani sanchez for the selfless and dedication to respective causes and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., wednesday, may 11. following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour deemed expire

mr. chairman. >> i want to remind members we will soon have three votes. we'll keep the hearing going by alternating who votes gavel. i appreciate everybody's help and patience. senator ernst. >> thank you, mr. chair. thank you, gentlemen, for joining us here this morning. i'd like to talk about different groups that might be getting funding through the fcs. groups likes veterans or other minority groups. are there certain areas that maybe you target or would like to see more participation? whether it's women, farmers, ranchers? if you could delve into that a little bit, maybe talk if you have some of those programs where you're looking at veterans or others that want to get into farming, ranching, any opportunities we might be able to express to our constituents. >> thank you, senator. the ybs program provides an excellent entree for nontraditional if you will agriculture. there's, that program, it was structured for young, beginning and small but also, we've expanded it to some degree with our rule, our diversity inclusion rule that we passed a couple years ago where we requested that the, and mandated if you will, that the institutions look at their system, look at thei

mr. trump;. they have real estate connections. he knows washington, d.c. very well. he is a preacher in washington, but considered not too deep into washington. there has been talk about joni ernst has a military background, but others say that is a bit of a stretch. csa first term senator and doesn't have much experience. we are hearing chatter about newt gingrich, that he would be a good choice. others say that those two would be two clashing egos. when you walk about trump towers and talk to the campaign offices everyone has different thoughts , on who it could be. no one is certain about who will be on that short list. nicole: you mentioned who oversaw the sarah palin vetting. is there any talk about sarah palin? >> i have not heard anyone tell me they are looking at sarah palin as a possibility. he ran john mccain's vice the central vetting and landed on sarah palin. i'm not hearing anybody say that she will be a top choice for this cycle. john: how deeply do you think he dug into sarah palin's past? >> everything i know, i read in your book. so i learned it from you, john. [laughter] john: i'm just knowing whether you want to give a.b. a thumbs up or thumbs down. >> i thin

mr. chair. >> thank you, senator ernst. mrs. siberell talked about isis has gone to directing activity to inspiring. i would agree that al-qaeda directed and so that brand of islamic terrorist was a centralized operation, activity, but my take on isis is that their method outside of caliphate, their territory they're enfiring but what concerns me is they are beginning to direct. isn't it true that there are reports that they had a hand in directing the brussels attack, there's been different names begin to go direct. they have gone beyond just inspire to go having this external operations unit and starting to direct attacks. >> senator, i think you pointed out the essential difference and why isil poses a new kind of challenge that al-qaeda had previously. al-qaeda was made up effectively of individuals who had to become a member, had to be vetted effectively by the organization and then were operated in a manner secretly in a number of locations around the world in which divide plots and isil works in a completely different mod