The bill represented a significant step backward because it would not adequately protect the health of Iowans, and it would set a standard so lenient it would undermine the credibility of the CAFO industry.
Vilsack vetoed a bill on air emission standards for CAFOs, citing health concerns.
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It’s very direct, and I think it speaks significantly and centrally to the challenges that many Iowa farmers face today.
If you take SNAP and you reduce it or you eliminate it, you are obviously going to impact not just the poor families that are receiving it.
If you raise the minimum wage, you would reduce the SNAP population by a significant amount.
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