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Mike Conaway: The current situation in the countryside provides a textbook example for why we have farm bills in the first place.

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
The current situation in the countryside provides a textbook example for why we have farm bills in the first place.
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Mike Conaway
Texas

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Conaway explains the purpose of farm bills during tough economic times.

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