They're very eager to have Congress pass a new farm bill. They need the consistency that a farm bill has. But one of the problems with the farm bill right now is that The House controlled by Republicans has written a bill that's basically eviscerated nutrition programs. Farmers support nutrition programs because it means purchasing their goods. But I just want to say that the HovD plan, which would revert and reset spending levels back to the last decade, that plan would cut the US Department of Agriculture by 34%. (35:44–35:52)
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