06/23/2011
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"Rural America faces challenges. I am always a little bit hesitant to use the word unique because it is oftentimes an overused word."
"It is important for this Subcommittee to look at programs that may be duplicative."
"We ought to look at reauthorizing in the farm bill the work that the USDA Rural Development has done in California."
"I represent the number one agricultural county in the nation, Fresno County, over $6 billion."