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Jodey Arrington: It is life and death for my region, and that is our cotton producers. West Texas and agriculture is life, it is our…

On the recordMay 16, 2017
It is life and death for my region, and that is our cotton producers. West Texas and agriculture is life, it is our identity, but cotton is king.
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Jodey Arrington
Republican · Texas

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Arrington emphasizes the critical importance of cotton to West Texas agriculture.

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