I believe the Senator is aware of this. I ask, does he know when we passed the farm bill last year by a huge bipartisan margin, and again this year, that on the Senate committee are several former chairs of that committee in both parties as well as a former Secretary of Agriculture, and we came together as Republicans and Democrats to pass a bill that saves $23 to $28 billion? I believe the Senator is aware of that.
Patrick Leahy: “I believe the Senator is aware of this. I ask, does he know when we passed the farm bill last year by a huge bipartisan…”
On the recordJune 20, 2013
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