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Michael Bennet: “For them to be presented with a 30 percent cut to the Department of Agriculture is an insult.”

On the recordJune 14, 2017
For them to be presented with a 30 percent cut to the Department of Agriculture is an insult.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Bennet criticizes proposed cuts to the Department of Agriculture as offensive to rural Americans.

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