06/11/2024
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"I believe that we would be holding these audits regardless of the time period in which we will be writing the next farm bill."
"the conservation programs are the most popular. They do the most good. They are the legacy programs."
"Today's audit will help us evaluate our current policy so that we can determine what is working, what needs to be adjusted, and what can be eliminated."
"In 2002, we increased conservation spending in the 2002 Farm Bill by $17 billion over 10 years--an 80 percent expansion that created the greenest farm bill in history."