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Debbie Stabenow: “I continue to talk about the Farm Bill as a jobs bill because that is exactly what it is.”

On the recordJune 27, 2011
I continue to talk about the Farm Bill as a jobs bill because that is exactly what it is.
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Stabenow emphasizes the Farm Bill's role in job creation.

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