05/22/2013
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"The Farm Bill, as you know, included a significant compromise between Ag organizations and wildlife organizations that extends conservation protections to the crop insurance program."
"I would echo what some of my colleagues talked about with the Highway Trust Fund and how important that is."
"The average age of a farmer in Minnesota is now 56 years old, and what we did here was reduced the cost of insurance by 10 percent for young farmers and ranchers in the first five years."
"I think we all know it was not an easy task and I thank the Chairwoman and our Ranking Member and everyone that was involved in."