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The small, the small end farmers, the small end producers, those people who are beholden to the larger corporations, and they really dictate to them what they do and how they do it, anyway.
I have a big--I have really hard concerns about the ESG because if ESG is not taken with the same light that, basically, geopolitical unrest that we see around the world, you are putting us in a very unfair advantage--or disadvantage--can…
And I think, you know, because they were just trying to survive, so the environment took a way, way far back seat.
I want to thank you, Madam Secretary, and your staff for being so accommodating and forthright with us.
If I was capable of bringing some people together on both sides and says, listen, let's sit down and talk about what we think, that we could basically come and look at over a 3-month period to come back with a guaranteed vote on the floor…
We are not holding anything hostage. We are voting to pay our bills.
If you are going to do something, rather than just now saying--they think if you set a precedent now that they are expecting the feds to bail everybody out, and I don't think that is what our intentions are.
What we are concerned about is, you know, I know the EU and I am fine. I said, I don't have a problem with our allies. What I have a problem with is going to countries that we don't have what we would call a secure supply chain.
Some of these other countries where an awful lot of the minerals come from are not in the EU.
We think that there were nefarious acts by those responsible to protect themselves and the heck with our depositors.
I think you did the right thing when you all made your decision on taking care of depositors, but not the bank bailout and not the shareholders.
If we are assuming that could happen, and maybe it could be the consumers, okay.
I want to thank you, Madam Secretary, and your staff for being so accommodating and forthright with us and coming before and appearing before the subcommittee.
I will vote for the debt ceiling. But I would vote with the understanding that at least we can have a conversation with a guaranteed vote in 90 days on changes we think need to be made.
If I was capable of bringing some people together on both sides and says, listen, let's sit down and talk about what we think, that we could basically come and look at over a 3-month period to come back with a guaranteed vote on the floor…