Debbie Stabenow actually said...

Even though the number of farmers are in decline, agriculture has had a tremendous impact on the overall economy.

Agriculture presents more than 70 billion dollars for our economy each year and represents one out of four jobs in Michigan.

It is critical, I think, that the Fed and other regulators help banks, community banks, take full advantage of the lending initiatives.

I think it is really important if we are not going to repeat mistakes that have been made before that got us here.