the $8 billion in snap cuts, is that just the price of bipartisanship in this day and age? >> well, alex, i'm so glad to have the opportunity to really talk to you about this because we've been in delicate negotiations for months and months and i couldn't speak to this until we got it done. first of all, a five-year farm bill means we are protecting food assistance for 47 million people in this country from any cuts because of a government shutdown by the republicans or any other bad policies in the house. we have protected them for the next five years from any cuts. secondly, we rejected every single one of the things the house passed. 40 billion in cuts. drug testing. moms with babies working. people only getting help for three months.