Happening now: @susanferrechio interviews Agriculture committee chairman @ConawayTX11 on the farm bill #examiningagriculture
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@ConawayTX11 on the 2018 elections: Those of us in the House, we’ve got two years to make an impact, I am not going to waste one year by focusing on the electionShow this thread -
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@joniernst: In the new bill, I am hoping to see great bipartisan support for expanding the rural community#examiningagricultureShow this thread -
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@joniernst: The bill does require 60 votes in the Senate so we do need bipartisan support. I have discussed reforms with the food support portion of the bill with the chairmanShow this thread -
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@joniernst: One in five jobs in Iowa is tied to trade, we want to ensure that developing nations have access to the products we growShow this thread -
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@joniernst on aluminum, steel tariffs: "It will make life very difficult for those in Iowa"Show this thread -
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@joniernst on NAFTA: "I think it can be modernized, what we don’t want to do is rip it up”#examiningagricultureShow this thread -
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@RepTedYoho: I think eventually we will see bipartisan support on the farm billShow this thread -
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@RodneyDavis: No one is going to get kicked off of food support programs, the federal government is going to invest in people and enable them to get out of povertyShow this thread -
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@RepTedYoho on why we need a farm bill: If we don’t protect our agriculture industries, they will leave America#examiningagricultureShow this thread -
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@RodneyDavis: When the farm bill is negotiated to the point of seeing the actual text, I think those in the organic farming industry are going to be really excited#examiningagricultureShow this thread -
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@RepHartzler: The farm bill "is going to be positive for people who are receiving a minimal amount of food support from the government, we are going to help them get a job that allows them to buy all the groceries they want"Show this thread
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