We have had the most amazing open markups in committee with amendments almost beyond galore. Yes, there were challenges. I mean, every day there was a challenge. There were a lot of predictions in this town. We couldn't pass a farm bill. Frank and I never had any really philosophical differences about what to do. The problems we had were with other people within the House and within the Senate, quite literally. (02:10–02:14)
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