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now, here s majority leader eric cantor, praising yet another farm bill amendment. this amendment will help reduce federal expenditures, provide assistance to the states, and most importantly, it will help struggling families who find themselves relying on public assistance to get back on their feet. and the amendment that cantor touted, it wouldn t help struggling families to get on their feet. it would force them to find jobs that may not even exist or lose benefits, by allowing states to require beneficiaries to work. now, as we know, the house rejected the farm bill this week. they may try again. and if they do, the bill could come with even more conservative amendments. joining us from richmond, virginia, is john void, president of the national black farmers association, who has been closely involved in educating the congress about the farm bill and its effect on food stamp recipients as well as farm smallers. nice to have you, john. thank you for having me, melissa.