I just think that base acres ought to reflect more recent planting history and that we should not be--we should not have base acres that have not been farmed for years that still have bases and receiving payments.
Thune advocates for updating base acres to reflect current farming practices.
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They’ll have a fourth chance tomorrow to vote to keep, to open up the government.
I think the quickest way to end it is to just open everything up, and then everybody gets paid, and you’re not picking winners and losers or having to explain to this group why you open it up for this group.
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