Debbie Stabenow actually said...

16 million jobs come from American agriculture and we look forward to working with you to make sure that our farmers have every opportunity ...

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.