through to tend. my hope is that this $12 billion is the backstop that farmers need during this point in time where they're going to lose money. my further hope is during that period of time, the eu, china, and even those in nafta realize that the president is serious, that he's going to see this through, and that they have to come to the negotiating table. and that we get better trade deals out of it. i think that's the hope for every single member of congress, every single american. and while i can, and many others can be critical of the $12 billion subsidy, i think we need it as a result of him imposing the tariffs. we don't like the tariffs, but the hope is that we end up in a better place months from now with better trade deals with a host of other countries. the concern is that we don't get there and then have to deal with perhaps another round of subsidize in order to shore up the agricultural sector. >> yeah, one of the ironies and several people have pointed this