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Glenn Thompson: “Thirty-seven programs in the farm bill do not have a budget baseline beyond the expiration of the current farm bill.”

On the recordJune 23, 2011
Thirty-seven programs in the farm bill do not have a budget baseline beyond the expiration of the current farm bill.
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Glenn Thompson
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Thompson warns about funding challenges for farm bill programs after 2012.

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