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Filemon Vela: “Most of us on this Subcommittee represent pretty large swaths of land, and I can't go to any farmer in the 270 mile…”

On the recordMay 8, 2019
Most of us on this Subcommittee represent pretty large swaths of land, and I can't go to any farmer in the 270 mile stretch of south Texas that I represent without hearing about how difficult it is for farmers to get loans and financing and things like that.
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Filemon Vela
Texas
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Vela discusses the challenges farmers face in obtaining loans in Texas.

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