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Jim McGovern: “Robbing Peter to pay Paul is not going to result in an effective farm bill.”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2024
Robbing Peter to pay Paul is not going to result in an effective farm bill.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

McGovern criticizes reallocating funds from IRA programs for the farm bill.

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