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On the recordMarch 19, 2012
I would just encourage you that when you have the opportunity in USAID to be involved in shipments of rice to somebody that American rice goes here.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Poe advocates for USAID to support American rice farmers by facilitating exports.

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