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On the recordNovember 13, 2023
Thank you to you and to him for working and facilitating an extension of the farm bill.
Said by
John Thune
Republican · South Dakota
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Thune thanks Stabenow and Boozman for their efforts on the farm bill extension.

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