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Ed Markey: “We have significant concerns about the House-passed Farm Bill, including this overreaching and harmful provision that…”

On the recordMay 27, 2026
We have significant concerns about the House-passed Farm Bill, including this overreaching and harmful provision that should not be in the Farm Bill and needs to be removed.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Concerns about the Farm Bill's impact on state laws.

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