Political Quotes

Kevin Yoder: “I think this is an enormous opportunity for us to link a need for beginning farmers with--as Representative Fortenberry…”

On the recordApril 11, 2013
I think this is an enormous opportunity for us to link a need for beginning farmers with--as Representative Fortenberry suggested, a lot of these kids who were serving in the military came from those small towns; 40 percent of the military is from rural America.
Said by
Kevin Yoder
Kansas

Editor's note · Context

Yoder highlights the potential to connect beginning farmers with military veterans from rural areas.

Share

More from Kevin Yoder

Mar 5, 2018

In Kansas, many of my constituents... believe that tariffs and the potential trade wars... could inevitably create big challenges for Kansas workers and farmers.

congress.gov
Mar 5, 2018

I am concerned that after everything we have done to help our constituents through tax reform, that tariffs... are going to undermine some of these recent gains.

congress.gov
Mar 5, 2018

If we want an agency that is unaccountable to Congress and has been called the most powerful, most unaccountable agency ever created in the Federal Government, then, depending on who wins the Presidency, you are either going to love or…

congress.gov
Mar 5, 2018

We are not looking to get into trade wars. We are looking to make sure that U.S. companies can compete fairly around the world.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation