of the country, we have to have funding for that. That's $100 billion to rebuild six states.

And then on top of that, we have our farmers, our small farmers and ranchers, our food producers

in this country, are in jeopardy of going under permanently. They've had three lost years in a row,

primarily because of bionomics and inflation and lots of other factors outside their control.

So for the first time since I've

been in Congress guys in eight years, it's not just farmers and ranchers urgently needing the help.

We now have the creditors, the lenders, the banks who give them those loans who are saying,

we have to have a stop-get measure. So when you add those things in, here's the other thing to

remember. Our Democrat colleagues who have to vote on all this, they don't prioritize agriculture.

They don't really care that much about farmers and ranchers because they're in rural red districts, right?

But that's our food supply.

If we crush domestic food supply, that is a direct threat to national security.

We need all those small farmers and ranchers, and that's included in the bill as well. So when you add all those things together, that's what makes people nervous because the price

price. You really don't have a choice. We have to fund those. We have to fund FEMA. We have to fund

our farmers. Right. And Mr. Speaker, it's not just, so you've got a bunch of Republicans who are

angry at you. They don't like this. And just in a couple of weeks,

you're going to stand once again to run for Speaker of the House. And you don't need a bunch

of Democrats mad at you. But you know, and this is breaking news you do not know. You know who

also does not like this? Elon Musk, the world's richest man, just tweeted, this bill should not

pass. The only way you're going to be able to pass it now, Mr. Speaker, is with Democrats. If you could,

what's your message to Elon Musk? Well, I was communicated with Elon last night. Elon and Vivek and I are

on a text chain together, and I was explaining to them the background of. Elon and Vivek and I are on a text chain together.

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