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Tom Coburn: “I don't want the small farmer to be excluded, but I think the amount of money going to nonfarmers is a lot greater than…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2007
I don't want the small farmer to be excluded, but I think the amount of money going to nonfarmers is a lot greater than you think it is. It is not going to real farmers who have real needs and the vast majority of the acres where we are going to make the biggest difference on the environment. I ask if he would work with me between now and the time the bill comes out of conference to see if we cannot address that, and if he would do so, as well as the ranking member, I will ask unanimous consent to withdraw this amendment.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma
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Discussing concerns about funding distribution in agricultural legislation.

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