increasing concern to you and folks all throughout rural america. i bring that up because it's an issue where -- that seems like the kind of thing where there should be some possibility for bipartisan working together. i saw senator chuck grassley complaining about it the other day. but i wonder if, you know, that in the abstract is different from getting bipartisan legislation. is there any progress there? >> i think there can be and i think chuck grassley and myself have a number of bills that i think can get across the finish line. i think there are other folks too that feel strongly on this issue. let me tell you something. i come from rural america. i've watched rural america dry up for all 64 years of my life. i've watched consolidation take away markets, opportunity and competition. then you add in the hack on jbs a week or ten days ago, which screws up our food chain for