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On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
While certainly the vast, vast majority of farmers and ranchers and participants in Nutrition Assistance Programs are honest people, someone out there will always try to game the system.
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Jeff Fortenberry
Republican · Nebraska
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Fortenberry acknowledges the integrity of most farmers while highlighting the issue of fraud.

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