"This is about the very real economic consequences of what's happening in farm country."
"I believe that we need to have the same kind of reaction and the same kind of response in terms of dollars, as Senator Hoeven has said."
"Our producers have been tremendously patient... But that patience is wearing thin."
"We need to offer a timeframe, and so I am curious to anyone who can tell me when we will actually get an answer to small community banks on regulatory relief."
"I really care about small community banks. They are the lifeblood, the capital lifeblood for the many, many people in the great State of North Dakota."
"What started out to be too big to fail has become for many of these community banks too small to succeed."
"I think we need to have a broader understanding, because way too often here, we think that the only people who are concerned about these issues in the U.S. Congress or the Federal Government or a Fede..."
"We need to make sure it is as transparent as what it can."
"we do not have a financially literate population, especially among youth."
"I am disturbed a little bit by that answer, that it is not the primary way, because we can deal with student loan debt."
"I think it is important to understand those barriers, whether they are home ownership or whether they are--whatever it is that creates a unique situation in terms of dealing individually with Indian p..."