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Kent Conrad: The vast majority of funding in the farm bill does not go to directly support farmers and ranchers, but directly goes to…

On the recordMay 25, 2011
The vast majority of funding in the farm bill does not go to directly support farmers and ranchers, but directly goes to support nutrition programs across America.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Conrad highlights that most farm bill funding supports nutrition programs, not just farmers.

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