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On the recordJuly 11, 2013
I'm new here, but if there's one thing I've learned, this is not what we were sent here to do. A Member from the other side, during the rules debate, asked me if our side understood that nutrition programs were not in this bill. Well, absolutely we understand it. The great value of the bipartisan farm bill has been the balance of support for our Nation's family farms and the products that their labor produces in providing nutrition for those of us of greatest need. I've heard this is the only way forward. Time and time again I've heard that. Says who? I thought we were the Congress of the United States. I urge my colleagues to join me in voting ``no'' on this bill.
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Dan Kildee
Democratic · Michigan

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