>> those cuts will be dramatically reduced in any farm bill that passes. , therem bill in general are disagreements between the different commodity groups. at eliminatingg the basic blanket payment to farmers. perspective of urban legislators in minnesota, the farm program is one of the few programs the federal government where we get a disproportionate fare in minnesota. we do quite well in terms of money flowing to the state. >> another question from the audience, congressman. you are talking about how much larger it is in terms of the number of people. for somee potential significant structural reform? maybe a shift towards some kind transfer? >> i do not know. we have to get our arms around it. we are supposedly in the fifth year of an economic recovery. the president has raised the issue of the income disparity. it is a fact and something we have to come to grips with. from my perspective, we have to begin to understand how and why that happens. from my perspective, we need to find out whether or not the federal government and federal policies are to blame for that. unique things