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Sam Farr: I certainly want to help Colombia have an alternative to the drugs, but I think we made it awfully easy for them not…

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
I certainly want to help Colombia have an alternative to the drugs, but I think we made it awfully easy for them not having any tariffs and so on to sort of take over our flower industry.
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Sam Farr
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Farr expresses concern over Colombian flower imports impacting U.S. growers.

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