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David Scott: “What we want to do with this bill is to change some language in the farm bill which would, one, right now these…”

On the recordMay 16, 2017
What we want to do with this bill is to change some language in the farm bill which would, one, right now these universities can only spend the money we give them in education, research, and extension.
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David Scott
Democratic · Georgia

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David Scott discusses proposed changes to the farm bill to support African American land-grant institutions.

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