mrs. rollins: issue. mrs. rollins:i will. sen. warnock: i work hard my colleagues to provide $21 billion to help farmers recover from natural disasters like hurricane helene. farmers, as you know, do incredible work. it's a tough business. there is so much they don't control, the margins are narrow, so i do every thing i can to protect my growers in georgia. i cannot overstate how critical it is for usta to distribute this assistance, this disaster assistance to georgia farmers. as quickly as possible. but also as equitably as possible. this confirmed, briefly because i want to get through these questions, how will you work to ensure disaster assistance is distributed both swiftly and equitably? mrs. rollins: i will try to answer quickly so we can go on. the day i caught -- got the call from president trump we were in our motorhome traveling across the country to a football game. within a few hours of accepting the nomination i began to immediately pivot two how do we distribute this disaster and economic aid working with the fear

mrs. rollins: yes, you are all free. sen. miss rollins, thank you for the conversation we had in the office. i want to run through, maybe five things that i want to talk about briefly. some of which we did talk in person. but first of all, it has been described here, the dangerous and dramatic circumstances that farmers and ranchers find themselves in. it is certainly true in kansas. we have the same difficulties everybody else has across the country with high input costs and low commodity prices. but i would add that almost 80% of the counties in kansas are in a drought circumstance. so, you add to the problems that we cannot grow a crop is dramatic. this is the least amount of wheat harvested in kansas since 1961. and so, there are significant challenges. it highlights what senator thune said about the importance of our risk management program crop insurance. it is, perhaps, as important as anything else we will do. but our failure to pass a farm bill, and one of the reasons i am excited about -- excited to be on the senate

mr. hegseth. after new allegations about misconduct and abuse have surfaced. on see pam three, trump's pick for agriculture secretary former white house aide brooke rollins. we will take question at a senate agriculture committee confirmation. 10:00 a.m. eastern. you can also watch all of our live coverage on the c-span now video out. or online at c-span.org. ♪♪ democracy. it is not just an idea, it is a process. a process shaped by leaders elected to the highest offices and entrusted to a select few guarding its basic principles. it is where debates unfold. decisions are made in the nation 's courses charted. democracy and real time. this is your government at work. this is c-span. giving you your democracy unfiltered. >> now, republican idaho governor brad liddell delivering his 2025 state of the state address from the capital in boise. he compared idaho's governance to the plan that resident electron promised america and praises the states record on government efficiency. he also discusses his keeping promises plan for the state and efforts to cut taxes. increase infrastructure investments and expand school choice. this is about 25 minutes. [applause]

polic, and that he wants me to work with brooke rollins at usda to make sure that we preserve american farmers, that all of our policies support them. >> mr. kenny, thank you. and if confirmed, i look forward to having you and brooke rollins out to montana to spend some. >> time with you. you have my commitment to come there any time, particularly during ski season or hunting season. >> deal. >> i want. >> to shift. >> gears for a moment. >> as we discussed in the meeting we had in my office, mifepristone was approved in 2000. the fda has been under scrutiny and brought to court for failure to properly. assess this drug. >> as well. >> as subsequent deregulations, senator lankford described that occurred over the past 25 years. >> some of these. >> deregulations included ending the requirement that these drugs be prescribed by a doctor, ending reporting requirements for adverse events, and allowing these pills to be obtained through the mail. in fact, the fda's own prescribing label mentioned that 3 to 5% of women taking this drug end up in the emergency room. my question is, if confirmed as secretary of. >> hhs, will. >> you commit to wo

mr. hegseth, after new allegations of misconduct and abuse of service. and o c-span 3, agriculture secretary, brook rollins will take questions at a confirmation hearing that also at 10 a.m. eastern. you can wch our live coverage on thec-span now video app or online at c-span.org. >> democracy, it isn't just an idea, it's a process, a process shaped by leaders elected to the highest office and entrusted to a select few regarding its basic principles, it's where debates unfold, decisions are made and the nation's courts, democracy in real-time. this is your government at work. this is c-span, giving you your democracy unfiltered. >> virginia senator tim kaine is on the senator armed services committee and he spoke on the senate floor opposing president trump's defense secretary nominee, pete hegseth, and spoke about the former sister-in-law. senator kaine's remarks are just under 25 minutes. >> mr. president, i rise as a member of the armed services committee to discuss the nomination of pete hegseth to be our nation's secretary of defense. let me make two preliminary comments. first, my philosophy about vo

every policy and that he wants me to work with brook rollins as usda to make sure that we preserve american farmers that all policies support them. >> mr. kennedy thank you, if confirmed i look forward to having you and brook rollins to montana. >> you have my income any time particularly ski season or hunting season. >> deal. i want to shift gears for a moment. as we discussed in the meeting we had in my office, mifepristone was approved in 2000, the fda is under scrutiny and brought to court for failure to properly assess this drug as well as subsequent deregulation to senator lange ford described past 25 years, some deregulations included ending the requirement that these drugs be prescribed by a doctor. ending reporting requirements for adverse events and allowing these pills to be obtained through the mail. in fact, the fda's own prescribing label mentioned that three to five percent of women taking this drug end up in the emergency room. my question is, if confirmed as secretary of hss will you commit to working with the fda commission review, do regulatory actions that are threatening the safety of women? >> senator, as i said t

mr. hegseth. after new allegations about misconduct and abuse have surfaced. on see pam three, trump's pick for agriculture secretary former white house aide brooke rollins. we will take question at a senate agriculture committee confirmation. 10:00 a.m. eastern. you can also watch all of our live coverage on the c-span now video out. or online at c-span.org. ♪♪ democracy. it is not just an idea, it is a process. a process shaped by leaders elected to the highest

policy, and that he wants me to work with brooke rollins at usda to make sure that we preserve american farmers, that all of our policies support them. >> mr. kennedy, thank you. and if confirmed, i look forward to having you and brooke rollins out to montana to spend some time. >> with you. you have my commitment to come there any time, particularly during ski season or hunting season. >> deal. i want to shift gears for a moment. as we discussed in the meeting we had in my office, mifepristone was approved in 2000. the fda has been under scrutiny and brought to court for failure to properly assess this drug, as well as subsequent deregulations senator lankford described that occurred over the past 25 years. some of these deregulations included ending the requirement that these drugs be prescribed by a doctor, ending reporting requirements for adverse events, and allowing these pills to be obtained through the mail. in fact, the fda's own prescribing label mentioned that 3 to 5% of women taking this drug end up in the emergency room. my question is, if confirmed as secretary of hhs, will you commit to working with the fda? fda commissioner

mr. hegseth, after new allegations of misconduct and abuse of service. and o c-span 3, agriculture secretary, brook rollinswill take questions at a confirmation hearing that also at 10 a.m. eastern. you can wch our live coverage on thec-span now video app or online at c-span.org. >> democracy, it isn't just an idea, it's a process, a process shaped by leaders elected to the highest office and entrusted to a select few regarding its basic principles, it's where debates unfold, decisions are made and the nation's courts, democracy in real-time. this is your government at work. this is c-span, giving you

mr. president. i concur with the remarks of my colleague from alabama. we're looking forward to covering pete hegseth. we're looking forward to working every single day until we get this cabinet completed, and brook rollins over at agriculture, we know that she is going do a stellar job, and i do commend the senator for his farm act. i've joined him in cosponsorship on that bill to protect our nation's farmers and our farmland owners and producers. this has been an exciting week. on monday, we started with the inaugural of president trump. and i will tell you, for so many of us in tennessee and indeed across the country this has been a reason to absolutely rejoice. people -- it's so interesting to me, mr. president. so many people say they survived the biden-harris administration. isn't that an interesting way to think about it? the inflation, the border, all the issues? it was like survival, to get through those four years. and because of this, the american people have really given the trump administration and those of us in congress a mandate. i refer to it as a to-do list. because at the blackburn hous hous household, when there's something that has to be addressed, chuck and i put it on a to-do list,