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Jimmy Panetta: “I disagree from a legal standpoint, being a lawyer.”

On the recordMay 16, 2017
I disagree from a legal standpoint, being a lawyer.
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Jimmy Panetta
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Panetta expresses his disagreement with Secretary Vilsack's legal assessment on cottonseed oil.

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