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Debbie Stabenow: “Yes, that is my intension. I strongly agree we should not be spending taxpayer dollars to fund these direct payment…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2013
Yes, that is my intension. I strongly agree we should not be spending taxpayer dollars to fund these direct payment subsidies, and I will do everything I can to make sure the conference committee adopts the Senate version on this issue. I would also say to my friend from Arizona that if we do not get the farm bill signed into law by September 30, then direct payments are scheduled to continue. So I hope we can count on the Senator's support to make sure we can pass the farm bill in time and eliminate direct payments.
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan
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Aug 1, 2013

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