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On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
As then-Chairman Lucas was fond of saying, farm bills are not written for the good times. They are written for the bad times, as we are experiencing now.
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Eric Crawford
Republican · California

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Crawford emphasizes the importance of farm bills during economic downturns.

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