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Mike Conaway: “With fewer and fewer Americans connected to production agriculture, many in Congress fail to recognize the importance of…”

On the recordNovember 3, 2015
With fewer and fewer Americans connected to production agriculture, many in Congress fail to recognize the importance of sound agricultural policy to our national security.
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Mike Conaway
Texas

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Conaway points out the disconnect between Congress and agricultural policy's impact on security.

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