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On the recordApril 11, 2013
We have spent about $15 billion of payouts through crop insurance basically to mitigate the effects on income, which is important and helpful.
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Jeff Fortenberry
Republican · Nebraska

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Fortenberry discusses the significant financial impact of crop insurance on mitigating income loss for producers.

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