Senator Marshall: The State of the Union is a Celebration of America

Senator Marshall Joins NewsNation, Katie Pavlich Tonight

Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined NewsNation's Katie Pavlich Tonight to discuss the safe and responsible use of glyphosate, the importance of the State of the Union, and his guest from Kansas to the State of the Union.

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On the safety of glyphosate:

"So what I've tried to do is focus on healthy soil. So healthy soil is where American agriculture meets MAHA-healthy soil leads to healthy food. So what I like to preach is regenerative agriculture, where we're going to grow more with less. So really, there's no way yet to get around not using glyphosate to some extent, but we're using it at a fraction of what we used to use it, and making sure that we don't use it as a desiccant at the end of the crops harvesting as well. So we're doing everything we can to minimize that exposure. And like most products, most chemical products, depending on the dosage you're exposed to makes it dangerous or not dangerous. So I think with the levels we're using at it, when used properly, it's a safe chemical to use. And if we want to do no-till farming, keep the keep the carbon in the soil, then we're going to have to have glyphosate. But I'm also trying to bring around new chemicals, or more biologics, I would say, that we could use in place of glyphosate."

On responsible use of glyphosate:

"So Katie, might I remind everybody, I'm an obstetrician and a biochemistry major, that is my background, I grew up in agriculture. I think that the toxicity of any type of chemical is related to how much of you're being exposed to. But we think that there's minimal, if any, that actually ends up in the food source. And if there is, then they're using it wrong. So you know, gasoline could be harmful to you, you don't want to be drinking it, and I don't want to be painting people at glyphosate either. So I think, again, my focus on is finding the win-win situation. I want to use the least amount as possible, and we're doing that. In many cases, we're using 60% or 70% less than we did once upon a time. We're focused on decreasing the drift off of the fields by new conservation practices as well, so I'm trying to find the sweet spot. But if we want to leave that carbon in the soil, if we want to do no-till farming, then we're going to have to use glyphosate until we find something else to use."

On his guest of the State of the Union:

"Yeah, you bet. Was it Thomas Jefferson that wrote a letter rather than gave a speech? I think there would probably be 535 members of Congress that agree with you. But, I'm bringing a good friend, and he is a farmer and he also helps run an ethanol plant. So I think the future of farmers, the American farmer is going to make money when we make a value-add product, when we turn corn into ethanol, when we turn soybeans into jet fuel, when we turn soybeans into bacon, that's when the American farmer is going to make money. So, I think he's a great representative of my state of Kansas. He has talked about conservation and regenerative agriculture, he has a water conservation farm. So he's actually out there practicing all these things. Again, growing more with less."

On the State of the Union:

"Well, you know, to each their own. I go there to respect the office; when Joe Biden was president, I didn't agree with many of his policies, but I went there to listen to him. I think the State of the Union is a great moment for us all to come together as a nation, to celebrate our achievements. It's a great moment for us also to sit there and talk about, well, what made America great in the past? Why are we an exceptional country? And try to bring back some of those values - hard work, those types of things, refocus again, sacrifice. So I think it's a great time for our country to come together celebrate. And who knows, maybe we'll have an Olympian show up."

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