The [Democratic] party's become an urban party, and they don't get rural America. They don't get agriculture.
Collin PetersonI am personally saddened and stunned by the tragic events that took place in Red Lake.
Collin PetersonI fought NAFTA when it passed; it has been a big disaster for us, in my opinion. If we can renegotiate that, it would be wonderful.
Collin PetersonThe use of methamphetamines has become pervasive in our country, and especially in rural areas.
Collin PetersonIt was kind of interesting: [People] didn't really want to talk about it too much. And then after the election, it's kind of like they've been unleashed.
Collin PetersonI don't know how you change that. There's hardly anybody left like me in the Democratic Party in Congress. These districts have been so gerrymandered that, in most of them, a Democrat can't win. Somebody like me trying to start off today, he'd never get endorsed. Because I'm too conservative.
Collin Peterson