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Michelle Lujan Grisham: “Washington spends millions on crop research. Why doesn't more go toward the foods we're actually supposed to eat?”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
Washington spends millions on crop research. Why doesn't more go toward the foods we're actually supposed to eat?
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Michelle Lujan Grisham
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Lujan Grisham questions the allocation of funds for crop research versus food production.

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