The gentleman pointed out in my underlying amendment that 2,000 was not enough, 2,000 AUM's was not enough for a family ranch to make a living. I would point out that 91 percent of the permittees have less than 2,000 AUM's so 91 percent of them cannot be wrong, can they? Does the gentleman want to tell them that they should not be in business? Is that the point?
Discussing the adequacy of AUMs for family ranches during a legislative debate.
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