Nussle, who is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee's Sub-committee on Trade, was in Seattle as part of the lead delegation from Congress attending the largest ever international trade meeting in the United States.
World trade is important for agriculture.
I believe that as a result of what happened in Seattle, world trade will grow as an important issue in our national debate, and not only in our national debate but in the debates at the presidential level, Congressional level and state level. Perhaps that is the silver lining to what otherwise might be a dark cloud over the events. We can do it fairly and we can continue to grow and continue to trade in markets all around the world. But it could occur if we don't get the importance of trade out to folks and let them know. This is important to people working on the line at John Deere or getting their fields ready for spring planting.