On November 30, the American Council on Germany and the Aspen Institute Germany held a discussion on state-level agricultural policy, food security, trade, labor, and issues related to climate change with German and American state legislators, including Representative Sydney Carlin (D), Kansas House of Representatives; Senator Russ Goodman (R), Georgia State Senate; Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D), New York State Assembly; and Elrid Pasbrig (SPD), Member of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt.