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María Elvira Salazar: Tonight is a night to celebrate what can be done when people come together and work for a common effort. It takes…

On the recordMay 14, 2008
Tonight is a night to celebrate what can be done when people come together and work for a common effort. It takes someone such as the Senator from Iowa who is the only U.S. Senator who still lives in the same house that he was born in, who really understands what it is like to be a salt-of-the-earth farmer and rancher, to move forward with the kind of patience and leadership to finally be at the point where we are going to get this historic farm bill across the finish line.
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María Elvira Salazar
Republican · Florida

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Celebrating the passage of the farm bill during Senate floor debate.

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