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Dick Lugar: “I look at the issue of food aid around the world, and, candidly, you know--and we have a farm lobby in our State, too…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
I look at the issue of food aid around the world, and, candidly, you know--and we have a farm lobby in our State, too, but I look at what we do in that regard, and, in essence, including expensive transport--we ship foods all across the world, when, in essence, if we would help, on the ground, people in those countries provide their own food, and learn how to grow it and do the things that they need to do, we'd be much better off, longer term, as it relates to those countries having stability and strength.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana
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Lugar emphasizes the importance of local food production for global stability.

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