Kent Conrad: “It would be extremely foolish to threaten that food security by losing a farm program in 2012.”

The one thing I know for sure is that what is happening now is not working.

The consequence of failure has to be made clear.

We ought to reestablish this benefit for survivors and those affected by disability.

I wish I could look you in the eye and say, you know, if we just had the will, we could reverse this, and we could go back to a time when defined benefit plans were on the increase. I do not think that is in the cards.