Political Quotes

“I cannot say how terrible it is relative to the farm economy in North Dakota. I have with me today some auction bills. We have been seeing a lot of these auction bills. Consider that each auction bill represents a sale of a family farm, the end of literally generations of tradition of farming the land. Recently, Ag Week Periodical, which covers the Red River Valley, the most prosperous part of agriculture in my State, published 150 farm auctions. This is 150 individual operators throwing in the towel, ending, again, the tradition handed down for generations of making a living off their land. In each case, it is a tragedy and something to be avoided. One friend of mine, and I am going to offer this for the Record, who is selling out after 120 consecutive years of production on this family farm, wrote an op-ed to the newspaper and he has on the title of it, now at least we do not have to wonder anymore. Mr. Speaker, there are an awful lot of families wondering tonight whether or not they will be able to get a crop in the ground this spring.”