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Tom Harkin: I am just saying, if we think about conservation as a commodity, compared to the commodity programs, and one for which…

On the recordMarch 25, 2004
I am just saying, if we think about conservation as a commodity, compared to the commodity programs, and one for which society has said it is willing to pay, then it would seem that we need some kind of equivalency.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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congress.gov
Mar 25, 2004

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Advocating for equivalency in conservation programs.

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