Agriculture committee  May I say something as well? Look at the profits that are being made in the cigarette industry right now. There's lots of money in the cigarette business, and there's no reason the federal government cannot negotiate an arrangement with the manufacturers. There's plenty of money available.

Agriculture committee  There are a couple of hundred.

Agriculture committee  You know, I couldn't tell you exactly how many tobacco farmers are NFU members. I know how many there are in my area.

Agriculture committee  The NFU is a national organization—

Agriculture committee  Could I just make a point?

Agriculture committee  The fact is that the average age is thereabouts, but a number of the people I've talked to are much younger. What's happened is that the fathers have helped the young guys get started, so now you have young families who are involved in this and who thought they had a future, but they don't, and they're stuck.

Agriculture committee  Thank you. It's great to be here and a great experience for me. I live in the middle of tobacco country. I was past president of the local National Farmers Union there and got involved in another committee in order to help some of our members deal with this tobacco issue. The National Farmers Union position has been clear over the years: we support small family farms.