To see the decimation of the policies that have happened to our cotton farmers and other farmers along the way due to bad trade is really sort of eye opening. USDA will be investing significant resources, time, et cetera, treasurer, et cetera, to ensure that we can rebuild that great American industry. And alongside that, you know, North Carolina will be the textile industry. We used to have a couple thousand textile mills in this country and now I think we're down to maybe 100 maybe, and a lot of those in North Carolina. (01:21–01:31)
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