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Jerry Moran: Those direct payments are a very important safety net at the moment, when fertilizer, fuel, and natural gas matter.

On the recordMarch 31, 2009
Those direct payments are a very important safety net at the moment, when fertilizer, fuel, and natural gas matter.
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Jerry Moran
Republican · Kansas

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Moran highlights the necessity of direct payments for farmers amidst rising production costs.

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