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David Scott: “Food makes the Agriculture Committee the most powerful Committee up here in Congress because you can do without a lot of…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2024
Food makes the Agriculture Committee the most powerful Committee up here in Congress because you can do without a lot of things, but the one thing we cannot do without is food.
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David Scott
Democratic · Georgia

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Scott highlights the critical role of food in agricultural policy and its significance in Congress.

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