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Farm Bill Issues

Senate Agriculture Committee Member John Boozman (R., Ark.) was a guest yesterday on KASU radio (Jonesboro, Ark.) with host Mark Smith where in part, the two discussed 2012 Farm Bill issues and the bill that passed the Senate Agriculture Committee last week.

During a portion of yesterday’s discussion, Sen. Boozman elaborated on concerns from Southern producers, the potential difference in the House “vision” of the measure, why the Senate Ag Committee voted on a Farm Bill proposal prior to the House Ag Committee, and the SNAP (food stamps) program.  The discussion of these issues can be heard in this clip from the KASU program (MP3- 3:50).

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Posted by Keith Good • May, 2, 2012 • 3:48 am