Debbie Stabenow: “I think this is really important in terms of, as you said, jobs and the economy.”

There is no question. And we also have extensive evidence that when a bill is put forward on the floor that cuts the nutrition title, it never passes--2012 in the House, 2018 in the House. When Republican colleagues only put a bill on the…

Well, first of all, let me say the basic program is called SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is about $6 a day for an individual. So a mom gets $6; her child gets $6.

Yes. Now, we could pass an extension again and throw this into the lap of everyone next year. That doesn't create any more certainty for farmers. Those who want to just do some ad hoc payments, you know, that is not going to work. And so…

We have a very strong bench in Michigan.