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On the recordJune 10, 2009
As a lifelong rancher, a student of agricultural economics, as the Ranking Member of this Committee, I cannot support a bill that will damage an industry that consistently provides America and the world with the safest, most abundant, affordable food supply and fiber supply.
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TIM HOLDEN
Pennsylvania

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Tim Holden opposes a bill he believes harms the agricultural industry.

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