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Sam Farr: my feeling here is that Secretary Vilsack said the other day that the privilege we all have to choose a profession is…

On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
my feeling here is that Secretary Vilsack said the other day that the privilege we all have to choose a profession is because we have people growing food for us, and we do not have to go out there and grow it.
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Sam Farr
Democratic · California

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Farr discusses the importance of food production and its impact on professions.

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