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Jim Costa: “It does go back to U.S. security; it does go back to national security, and it goes back to food security.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
It does go back to U.S. security; it does go back to national security, and it goes back to food security.
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Jim Costa
Democratic · California

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Links food aid to national security and the importance of American commodities.

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