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Jim Costa: We ought to look at reauthorizing in the farm bill the work that the USDA Rural Development has done in California.

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
We ought to look at reauthorizing in the farm bill the work that the USDA Rural Development has done in California.
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Jim Costa
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Advocating for the reauthorization of USDA programs based on successful California initiatives.

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