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On the recordMay 6, 2009
But to counter back that, somehow or other, we are responsible as corn farmers for the chopping down of the trees of Brazil or anyplace else is, on the face of it, ludicrous.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin criticizes the blame on corn farmers for environmental issues.

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