We had 16 teams that went up on Capitol Hill to visit senators. We also had senators that came and spoke to us.

All the senators were very willing to make it happen so they were very positive and understood how many hispanics we have and the impact the have in the U.S..

Bill Gates comes up to the Hill not just to testify, but to visit his senators, Slade Gorton [R-Wash.] and Patty Murray [D-Wash.], or other key senators.

Detroit is drunken idiots. It was no surprise to me. I performed with Kenny Rogers for one year as his opening act, and I got to visit every major American city and notice the audience, and Detroit was one of the worst.

Find a way to make up with some of the senators who opposed him, because senators hold the purse strings

We're putting that data together to go to the Hill to show congressmen and senators exactly what is happening on individual farms. What they want to do is show how these energy costs are hitting the bottom line.