And it's making farming unaffordable for families that have been farming for generations. So this is big to me. Bringing more industry here is big to me. I believe in Congress. When you go up there, you become an advocate for your people. You fight and you go out and talk to industry and you bring industry to talk to you, to say, I got a place, a very tax friendly place for you to go build a factory, build a business, have a defense contractor come down. (05:02–05:08)
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Asserts that Laurie Buckhout believes a congressional role involves advocating for constituents.
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