“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordMay 1, 2023
Well, that was a provision that we had included, that I worked to get included in the 2018 Farm Bill.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota
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Thune discusses his efforts to include a provision in the 2018 Farm Bill.

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