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Forgotten anymore. no more. >> that was president trump speaking nearly a year ago to the day at a farming convention in nashville. now, those american farmers trump promised wouldn't be forgotten are facing uncertainty as the president shutdown stretches into its third week amid this fight over the president's border wall. we are joined from one farm in illinois to explain. vanessa. >> reporter: hi. yes, this government shutdown is very much unwelcome news far lot of farmers in this area. they have been badly hurt by the trade wars and the retaliatory tariffs. this area is heavily conservativ...

Fences act that passed in 2016 with overwhelm -- passed in 2006 with overwhelming support, built 600 miles of fencing. in 2006 this wasn't a partisan issue. it has become a partisan issue now. i think we should be able to agree on border security. this is an ongoing issue that historically has not been a problem. >> reporter: thank you very much. appreciate your time. hopefully we'll all get home for the holidays. >> hope so. merry christmas. >> reporter: thanks again. that's the latest update on the talks that are going to be going on later in the morning. >> thank you for that. the simultane...