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Austin Scott

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Austin Scott is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Georgia's 8th congressional district since 2011. Throughout his tenure, he has served on various committees, focusing primarily on agricultural issues, which are vital to his district's economy. Scott has been an advocate for policies that support farmers and promote rural development in Georgia. He has also been involved in efforts to preserve historical sites within the state, emphasizing the importance of protecting Georgia's rich cultural heritage.

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May 10, 2022

I'm very concerned about the demands of India on technology transfer to companies that they own.

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Apr 26, 2022

I am disappointed in your company. I am disappointed in Target specifically because I believe that they are the ones that have driven this initiative.

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Apr 26, 2022

I will tell you I am very concerned about some of the conduct I am seeing from some of the people that are about to testify in the differentials and what they are paying people based on race.

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Apr 26, 2022

I don't mind telling you, I hope you get sued over that. I think that is illegal and unconstitutional.

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Apr 26, 2022

The retailers are not innocent in this.

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Apr 26, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission has not been active enough in this and it has led to a significant amount of monopolization in the processing.

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Apr 26, 2022

I do know that the Georgia cattlemen... about them putting together some type of a co-op and the ability to slaughter and process.

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Mar 30, 2022

I do think that with the volatility in commodity prices and the input prices in agriculture, I do think that we are going to need to make sure that our farmers and others are able to hedge their risk in the most efficient manner as…

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Mar 30, 2022

This should not be that hard to do. And it would benefit everybody I think to have the cash secured at the Federal Reserve.

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Mar 30, 2022

If you read any of the financial news, you see the terms weaker fundamentals, yield inversion, the word recession is being used increasingly, housing bubble.

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Mar 30, 2022

I currently have a bill, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Research and Development Modernization Act (H.R. 4337).

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Mar 30, 2022

I do think, given the volatility we have seen in the market, given what feels like a more frequent period of shocks to the system, right, whether it was COVID 2 years ago and now the Ukraine crisis, that the collateral movement and the…

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Feb 7, 2022

I am very concerned about the false narrative from the extreme left, and even Members of Congress that are attacking those farm families that are responsible for our food supply.

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Feb 7, 2022

I am very disappointed in it, too, and in fact, it is outright--it is just flat out lying about the American farm families.

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Feb 7, 2022

I look forward to working together to write a new farm bill that works for America's producers.

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Feb 7, 2022

I think it is critical that we have an effective farm safety net, and that we have open and honest discussions about where our food supply comes from and the danger of disrupting that from some of the policies that are being promoted by…

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Feb 1, 2022

About 90 percent of the ag production in this country comes from around 12 percent of the farms.

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Feb 1, 2022

I am extremely frustrated with an Administration who is absolutely tone-deaf to what is happening on the farm.

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Feb 1, 2022

Ukrainian farmers put 50 million metric tons of corn and wheat into the global food supply.

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Feb 1, 2022

when we talk about pre-funding a disaster program, it is not intended to replace crop insurance.

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Feb 1, 2022

the concept of pre-funding disaster relief was actually one the things that was part of that discussion.

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Feb 1, 2022

affordability, affordability, affordability is critical to making a large-scale impact.

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Feb 1, 2022

I hope that America is watching what is happening with the food supply around the world.

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Feb 1, 2022

Has the Biden Administration prosecuted a single case of that fraud? Have they prosecuted a single case of SNAP fraud?

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