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On the recordApril 20, 2023
It is immensely beneficial if there can be flexibility. No. 2, there is hell to pay when the flexibility leads to no accountability.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont
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Welch discusses the balance between flexibility and accountability in agricultural policies.

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