Just to close this off, I have a letter here from just about every agriculture group, soil-water conservation groups that I know of in my State, they are opposed to this substitute. They support the chairman's bill, 961. I would urge defeat of the Boehlert substitute.
Addressing opposition to a substitute bill related to agriculture.
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