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Peter Welch: “It is immensely beneficial if there can be flexibility. No. 2, there is hell to pay when the flexibility leads to no…”

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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