05/26/2010
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"Export-Import Bank, something also important in rural America and in the Midwest, especially for some of our smaller businesses that can't access export financing in other ways."
"While the rural economy is doing well in many parts of Minnesota, I am still seeing challenges."
"I am really concerned about not just the proposals out there, but also the rhetoric that I think is going to be a real hit to the rural economy."
"I worry that we may be making it too hard for agricultural workers to come in, whether as guest workers or--"