06/04/2014
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"Look, who controls our farmland is really important, and honestly my concern is also with who controls many other parts of our food system, including our seeds, meat processing, and grocery stores."
"That is why I recently introduced the Farmland for Farmers Act, which would prohibit these investment corporations from acquiring any additional U.S. farmland."
"I support legislation that would prevent foreign corporations, such as Smithfield, from continuing to purchase U.S. farmland."
"I believe that our national food security depends on the farmers who are working the land having an opportunity to own the land."