[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3098]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                               Farm Bill

  Mr. President, now, on the farm bill that Senator Stabenow is 
introducing today, I want to applaud the efforts of my good friend and 
colleague Chairwoman Stabenow of the Senate Agriculture Committee, who, 
today, is releasing the substance of our farm bill.
  Senate Democrats want to get a farm bill done. It is an essential 
bill that does so much good across the country, and I thank Chair 
Stabenow for her tough leadership on the issue.
  Particularly, this bill is a strong bill and includes some very 
important provisions. It protects the interests of small farmers. It 
protects crucial climate funding to help farmers from things like 
natural disasters. And it provides robust nutrition assistance that 
directly helps millions of kids across the country.
  I salute Senator Stabenow for her hard, good work on this bill. 
Again, Democrats want to get a farm bill done, and Senator Stabenow has 
done outstanding work leading this effort.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Welch). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.