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On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
I believe that to tie it to the farm bill though, because for too long we have been spoiled because of the labor force that we have had.
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Jimmy Panetta
Democratic · California

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Panetta discusses the importance of addressing labor issues in the farm bill.

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