in generations to come this senate agriculture committee is considering a bill that would ban the export of dangerous pesticides farm workers from abroad told lawmakers yesterday of devastating health problems from exposure to chemicals made by american companies close to reagan former morio zimbardo used to grow bananas for export to america until he believes the pesticides sprayed on the plants made him and eight hundred other workers and. he told a senate committee there were times when he virtually bathed in a chemical that u.s. companies and officials knew could render men impotent if a chemical is banned or unlicensed as too dangerous to use in america should it be morally wrong to export it somewhere else aside from morality many experts believe americans are eating these pesticides can produce grown over see the so-called circle of poison. we know the circle of poison really started for me years before when i was in the peace corps in afghanistan and my wife and i were in this little remote northern town called has absolutely nothing to do there and. we were bored and one day we'

senate and is ranking member of the agriculture committee and is a senior member of the finance committee, energy committee, and budget committee. senator stabenow tells us she is focused on standing up for , helpingfamilies michigan businesses create jobs here at home, and protecting our great lakes and outdoor heritage. republican john james resides in farmington hills. he is president of his family-owned business. ands a west point grad served as an apache helicopter that's helicopter house -- served as an apache helicopter pilot. his wife is from ada and together they have two young boys with another one on the way. think you both for joining us today. leading off with opening statements is u.s. senator debbie stabenow. sen. stabenow: thank you so much for hosting this forum. i'm so honored to be your united states senator. i've lived in michigan my whole life. i'm very lucky my whole family is here, including my , and every day i go into washington at the beginning of the week, suit up for michigan, go in and fight for you, and income home on the weekends. incredibly these are divisi

farmers anymore on the ag committee also no republicans from minnesota on the agriculture committee in the house and the senate we need bipartisan leadership working with all the folks from different parts of the country to make sure all of that is successful. that has been my background also a minnesota congressman and we don't take issue. >> i get so confused you forget about those 30 years you spent in washington d.c.. >> leading soldiers in wartime and how to be a policymaker because what is happening in washington d.c. is an action with hyper- partisanship which my opponent represents to the nth degree. >> whether or not they vote for me a try to represent everybody fair that those that you don't agree with. . >> here is my experience. i work for a minnesota congressman seven years. the work for welfare bill. and democrat also the nra to make sure we got rid of the 1968 gun control act. and on world enterprise zones like those that were doing it for urban areas. i understand how congress works i was also in the congressional relations officer. do you know, what i did? downsize my own federal agencies whic

senate in 1984. he's only the second kentuckian ever to hold that post. his colleagues elected him unanimously in 2014 and again in 2016. his roles include senior member of the appropriations, agricultural and rules committees. before his election as a senator, he put his talents right here in louisville where he was executive for jefferson county. but before he did any of that, he came to uofl in the '60s majored in politics and the college of arts and sciences. he was president in arts and sciences. he attended another kentucky based university for law school, but i guess we can forgive him for that. senator, what can i say, i just am so broad mind td and i believe in the redemption of souls. his many contributions to the uofl and there are very many, i only mention ha couple, include establishment of the mcconnell center in 1991. an institution that offers tremendous educational opportunities and has given hundreds of students talented kentuckians that would have gone elsewhere, but for the mcconnell scholars program. this program really attracts and graduates some of our best and brightest. mcconnell scholars have earned some of the highest accolades in the world, including truman fellowships, full brig

in ohio first senator and 50 years to serve on agriculture committee. cows, 60 milesng from where we stand. i went to work on the farm bill. it is a family farm bill, a conservation bill, a rural development bill and a nutrition bill. i worked with senator grassley and sen. ernst: republicans, and senator thune. we crafted a bill that got 86 votes out of 98 and two senators were absent. passed in than ever support of a farm bill. and it went to the house they passed a bipartisan bill. i know how to work in congress. i passed bills with senator mccain. list of up and down the how many republican senators i've cosponsored with. only three senators did more bills than i did have become law. that tells you something about bipartisanship. rep. renacci: my opponent likes to talk about the bills he does, i get that. the sad thing, it is more about the bills you get accomplished. i have done more in my short term in congress than he has in 25 years. the real issue is when he talks about farmers. -- you canerstand put a bill up every day but one farmer said they

i am the only ohio -- first ohio senator and 50 years to be on the agriculture committee. grew up milking cows on our farm. agriculture is such an important part of our state. my point is the farm bill is a , nutrition bill. it's a rural development bill. it's a conservation bill. it's a family farmer bill. we put together a coalition. we got 86 senators more than ever on a farm bill to vote for it. we're working it through the house now. it's more of a challenge because of the house of representative is so partisan. let me ask congressman renacci a question. perhaps most divisive thing in our society is what our government did to rip those children from their families in the border. congressman renacci was with president trump campaigning for him in southwest ohio. i would hope congressman renacci would ask him tonight to use his connection, his friendship he says the president got him in the race. he loves president trump. use his friendship to convince the president to pay attention to these children who are snatched from their families. russ: senator, your time is up.

i am the only ohio -- first ohio senator in 50 years to be on the agriculture committee. i grew up milking cows on our farm. agriculture is such an important part of our state. my point is, the farm bill is a nutrition bill. it's a rural development bill. it's a conservation bill. it's a family farmer bill. we put together a coalition. we got 86 senators more than ever on a farm bill to vote for it. we're working it through the house now. it's more of a challenge because of the house of representative is so partisan. let me ask congressman renacci a question. perhaps most divisive thing in our society now is what our government did to rip those children from their families in the border. congressman renacci was with president trump campaigning for him in southwest ohio. he maybe talking about voting, or supporting a farm bill, but he supports whatever chuck schumer and washington tells him to support 97% of the time. he doesn't represent ohio farmers. i do. russ: thank you sir. we now have another video question senator brown, this one to you. >> one in five american have

i'm for senator in ohio in 50 years to serve on the agriculture committee. i grew up milking cows on a mhed.guernsey farm in richmond county, 6 miles from where we sit or stand. i went to work on this farm bill.s ar it's a farm bill, family farm bill, conservation bill and he can have a rural developmental and nutrition bill. i work with senator grassley and senator ernst begins from iowa, hybrid chairman pat roberts from kansas and crafted a bill they got 86 votes out of 92 senators were absent. more votes in the past that had ever been supportive of a farm bill. the bill went to congress and house of representatives and passed it the partisan bill. we do it in the senate and i know how to work and i passed russia section bills with senator mccain. i could go up and down the list of honey republican senators i cosponsored only three senators and last session of congress that introduce more bills that became law, only three senators to more bills than i did. that tells you about bipartisanship. moderator: congressman? >> my bipolar let's talk about the bills

senator donnelly: thank you for the question. i serve on the agricultural committee. we are very, very close to having it concluded. it has great provisions for our farmers, making sure we have good conservation practices. but also, we have good nutrition programs. nutrition programs that make it so that they run responsibly, that they encourage people to work. that they fill a need. i have been to our schools to see the nutrition programs in action. i have seen our families. it is a critical part of what we do in creating a farm bill. i have been part of that from the start. as i said, we are close to getting this completed. we should be able to meet the nutrition needs of our families. ms. nawaz: mr. braun? mr. braun: in the case of someone going hungry in the state or this country, it is sad with the plenty we have here. i think it has a lot to do with government. if i were trying to fix the issues associated with hunger, i would not look to the federal government as much as someone from the -- someone like the senator would. those policies have not worked the way

to hear from senator mcconnell and other republican senators i want to bring in a republican congressman from new york, the house agricultural committee congressman john faso. good to have you here, sir. >> good afternoon. cheryl: i want to get to trade in a second. i know there is a big impact on the new york. i want the latest on the kavanaugh investigation. chuck schumer has asks for full briefing on the kavanaugh investigation. what do you make of all going on with the calf you in hear frogs the sidelines where you're sitting right now? >> frankly the fbi should do their job, get the review completed. this would be the seventh review judge kavanaugh has had during the many appointments he served people in the federal government. i think we'll see what the fbi says. i think senator schumer is not exactly being sincere here his approach right from the get-go was to oppose kavanaugh. all the senate democrats are hoping for further delay. let's see what the fbi comes up with, if anything. my sense there is not going to be any difference in terms of the fbi review but let's see what they discover. cheryl: they seem to be coming up with

senate on the committee. i would work with all the folks from different parts of the country, different parties to make sure all of agriculture was successful. that has been my background and i worked for a minnesota ag committee. the we did good things in washington and i won't take issue with you demeaning my service. i won't demean yours. i get confused on how you forget the 30 years he spent in washington, d.c. leading soldiers in wartime, leading students in the classroom. in action is in washington, d.c., hyper bipartisanship which my opponent represents. i am trying to represent minnesota. i am trying to represent everyone there because time spent as a soldier, a teacher, working in the pentagon taught me you have to work with people that you don't agree with. that is what hard work is. mr. hagedorn: can i answer that? here is how my experience in washington converts. i work for a minnesota congressman for seven years. we carry many votes in a bipartisan fashion. a welfare bill i need -- we need to reinstate. nra to worked with the make sure that we got rid of the 1968 gun control act, which was restricting firearms ri

committee. john tower and several staff people that worked for him and others in the senate and house helping with various policy issues, mainly domestic policy issues. my specialty was agriculture. i was the only one who knew had a spell farm. [laughter] len came to my house and asked what a dirt farmer wanted to know? they were not dirt farmers, they were sophisticated people. we had a nixon agricultural advisory committee. we had a wide spectrum of policy people run by john tower out of the key issues committee. i thought that was very significant. >> in police, you told me earlier about the bridges -- analeise, you told me about the logistical issues of that era. there were no computers. people who worked for -- whateverd said headquarters was doing, whatever research was being done, experts who might be available, it was hard to reach them. we had no cell phones or computers. the materials people used on the airplane where physical pieces of paper and books. martin worked on setting it up so that other people in the department would be available by telephone. in addition to the people, the red phone was ringing and we would answer and respond. andad a guy on a motorcycle ev