John Thune actually said...

"farming is a risky business, and hedging is designed to help farmers and producers manage that risk"

"Clearly what has happened here has demonstrated that whatever--there are things that clearly can fall through the cracks."

"I mean, I think that is, at the end of the day, what people want to know."

"This MF Global failure is causing tremendous stress in our and other business operations as we are unable to use our futures accounts and unable to access funds."