It costs too much, and more often than not, it's overly bureaucratic. But in exchange for greater flexibility, we ask for greater responsibility. You see that with farmers, too. In exchange for planting flexibility, they're now exposed to greater risks in the marketplace. But we owe it to our farmers to recognize that responsibility is a 2-way street.
Government needs to share the risk.
This Administration promised to come back and fight for a viable safety net. In this budget we do. Our pilot revenue insurance programs have proven extremely successful. It's time we take them national. We can do it without busting the budget.