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On the recordJuly 21, 2009
I thought I ought to ask the indulgence of you, Mr. Chairman, to make a statement why I do not appear at one of the most important issues that is before the Congress that is affecting agriculture, which is this subject of cap and trade.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley explains his absence due to negotiations on health care reform affecting agriculture.

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