I will be anxious to see how he plans to vote on this amendment because this is the clear way to make the provisions that protect family farmers permanent in the law, to keep it away from all of this abortion clinic politics, to keep it completely away from bankruptcy reform politics. This is the vote that will show either my colleagues are committed to protecting family farmers in this country or they are not.
Discussing the importance of an amendment for family farms during a committee meeting.
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