I am not going to mince words. This bill would be more aptly named 'Woke us,' as it is mostly confusing, partially nonsensical, not based in science, and will cause many more negative, unintended consequences than I believe the Biden administration has contemplated.
Van Orden criticizes a bill for being confusing and harmful to agriculture.
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