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On the recordOctober 20, 2015
If we fail to embrace biotechnology as a safe, affordable, and timely way to bring better food production methods to developing and unstable nations, we are ultimately putting our military and our country at greater risk.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Ernst emphasizes the national security risks of not adopting biotechnology in food production.

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