Wyden: "Hard to Overstate Importance of the Best Possible Farm Bill"

June 7, 2012: Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) spoke on the Senate floor during debate on the Farm Bill outlining the importance for this bill as it relates to our nation's health and security, environment and economic vitality. One in every 12 American jobs is tied to agriculture, an industry that boasted a trade surplus of $42.5 billion in 2011.