senior senator from montana, john tester. senator tester, i have to say, that picture of you under, whatever that thing is, tractor, whatever it is, is possibly the best campaign photograph i ve seen for a candidate who has to run in farm country. what were you doing under the truck? and under that vehicle, whether whatever it is. and what the farmers see you re struggling with in that picture? well, it is a yeah, it was a combine. so a harvesting to. it s what we used to harvest our crops within the, i believe, i was working on a hydraulic line. don t worry, it was locked up, so it wouldn t go down, it was always an issue. controlled by hydraulics, but we were swapping out hydraulic lines, as a matter of fact. and there is an issue for farmers here.
and we ll also talk about the issues that impact the whole country. so, we ll get there if you, and will make sure they have a view that meets the needs of this country, and from my perspective, of rural america. the canadian anti-vaccination trucker protest has come to the montana canadian border, an important border crossing their. they ve managed to close that down. what does that do too agriculture, imports exports across that border? look, it s a problem. i mean, we use that border, canada as a trading partner. and there s a lot of products that cross that border. probably, two months away from planting season, a lot of fertilizer comes across the border, into montana. look, we need a trucking industry that works, and i think their ability to protest and make their voices heard is important. and i support that. but shutting down the roads to
yeah, it was a combine. so a harvesting to. it s what we used to harvest our crops within the, i believe, i was working on a hydraulic line. don t worry, it was locked up, so it wouldn t go down, it was always an issue. controlled by hydraulics, but we were swapping out hydraulic lines, as a matter of fact. and there is an issue for farmers here. people think, well, that s what they do. you just jump under there. you fix it yourself, and that s the way it works. it turns out, it s much more complicated than that. manufacturers of farm equipment are trying to prevent you, apparently, in many instances, from doing that work yourself. yeah, what farmers have or tried themselves, they ve been able to work on their own equipment. more for the minor fixes than the big ones.
they ve managed to close that down. what does that do too agriculture, imports exports across that border? look, it s a problem. i mean, we use that border, canada as a trading partner. and there s a lot of products that cross that border. probably, two months away from planting season, a lot of fertilizer comes across the border, into montana. look, we need a trucking industry that works, and i think their ability to protest and make their voices heard is important. and i support that. but shutting down the roads to commerce and to travel, i m gonna tell you, i think it s a bad move, and i hope they rethink it. make sure your voices are heard, but there s a lot of people to sympathize with your position. but man, don t shut down commerce. in the end, that will do more harm than good. senator jon tester, thank you very much for joining us once again tonight. always appreciate it. thank you, lawrence. good to visit with you. thank you. and tonight s last word is next.
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