For the country. It is for our national security, for a lot of things.
I have serious concerns about the potential of default that is hanging over our heads.
I always tell folks that criticize crop insurance that you are not getting a payout unless you have a loss.
The 10 percent is the limiting factor, in addition to the 86 percent payment rate.
We need all of it to make this happen.
Thank you again, Chairwoman, for the opportunity to introduce my constituent, Greg Ackerman.
You said you cannot insure your way out of a disaster. That is why it is so important that we be supporting these effort...
One of the ways to get more assistance to farmers would be to repeal that 5.7 percent yearly cut.
I worry about the folks who have never done a farm bill.
Wouldn't it be better to have the infrastructure here now instead of waiting until--oh, my God, we are being invaded.
We are all God's people. And guess who put all the minerals here? It wasn't happenstance.
For me, this is a chance to rekindle some thoughts I had as a young boy...
Well, we are the United States of America. The best solutions come at, by far, the local levels.
This is really coming back to my roots in so many ways.
The people occupying the leadership positions in Minnesota right now still could be part of a problem ongoing.
