Debbie Stabenow: “I have three goals for the farm bill: keep farmers farming, keep families fed, and keep rural communities strong.”

A number of our congresswomen are interested.

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…

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.

We have a very strong bench in Michigan.