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Sam Farr: “I am not endorsing the transfer yet, until there are assurances that the program will stay intact and will not be raided…”

On the recordApril 11, 2013
I am not endorsing the transfer yet, until there are assurances that the program will stay intact and will not be raided by other foreign aid interests.
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Sam Farr
Democratic · California

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Farr expresses concerns about transferring food aid authority without guarantees.

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