On the recordMay 8, 2013
But I think the concept behind this rider, which basically said, it can be planted regardless of concerns in the normal process, interrupts that strategy of cooperation and working out the coexistence.
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Merkley criticizes the Monsanto Protection Act for undermining cooperation in agriculture.
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