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Pat Roberts: My concern is that if we start to restrict the ability to use new biotechnologies, you are not going to only hurt sugar…

On the recordMay 30, 2011
My concern is that if we start to restrict the ability to use new biotechnologies, you are not going to only hurt sugar beets, you are going to hurt a lot of other crops that go along with it.
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Pat Roberts
Republican · Kansas

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Roberts warns against restricting biotechnologies, fearing broader agricultural impacts.

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