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Sam Farr

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Sam Farr is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, serving California's 17th congressional district from 1993 to 2015. During his tenure, Farr was known for his advocacy on environmental issues, particularly in relation to coastal protection and sustainable agriculture. He played a significant role in promoting volunteerism and community service, as evidenced by his support for the National and Community Service Amendments Act of 2000.

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Feb 23, 2010

There is very little domestic industry left as your comment underscores. It is a struggling industry.

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Feb 23, 2010

Do you have the authority in law to do that, administrative authority?

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Feb 23, 2010

Perhaps we made a big mistake when we created the whole new Homeland Security Administration.

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Feb 23, 2010

USDA is really the first responder to poverty in America.

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Feb 23, 2010

We need to use USDA's power to help local people and local farms in those regions succeed.

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Feb 23, 2010

I appreciate what you are doing with light brown apple moth. Ground zero is my district, and we have a breeding lab set up there now.

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Feb 23, 2010

I think that the growth industry in tourism is rural tourism and it is ag tourism.

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Feb 23, 2010

I think the Administration ought to really require these economic rural development plans for rural America.

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Feb 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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Feb 23, 2010

I would be glad to invite you to the other side of my district called the other America which is the America living in a culture of poverty.

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Feb 23, 2010

Having the discriminatory lines in schools is just awful and we have got to just change that.

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