QA ONLY: State of Agriculture 02-05-25

This is just the direct questions and answers portion of the hearing, not commentary.

0. ...If you can just touch on that for a few minutes. Tzipi.
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1. ...affect the farmers that you represent? Okay, Mr. LaRue.
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2. ...just going to go look for products in other countries?
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3. ...go forward, that those programs remain strong? Mr.. LaRue?
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4. ...into this? If we do, what happens to American agriculture?
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5. ...the Great Depression? You guys are not familiar with that?
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6. ...facing higher prices? Could the two of you address that?
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7. ...prices in our PLC. Would both of you agree with that?
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8. ...need to deal with it? And the president intends to do that?
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9. ...members, given these offices are already understaffed?
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10. ...your members being affected by this market consolidation?
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11. ...this rule may positively affect, uh, producers, bottom line?
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12. ...coming down the road when you have a new administration?
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13. ...who grow the food being purchased using these dollars?
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14. ...our needs in farm country and supports American families?
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15. ...that roughly half of the workforce is undocumented?
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16. ...deserve significant improvement and significant investment?
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17. ...to regulating crop protection tools and the biotechnology?
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18. ...to repair. How about you? That brings costs down, right?
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19. ...should be the starting policy. Would you agree with that?
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20. ...cuts the red tape. Does that make sense to you as an option?
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21. ...market at retail. Don't you think it's time to change that?
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22. ...to have that labor, are able to get the job done, right?
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23. ...trying to do to, to help us, help us out in this situation?
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24. ...the farmer more options? I'm sure you've thought about this.
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25. ...longer? Please, please briefly tell me why that's important?
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26. ...trade agreement with? And I'll pause there for that answer?
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27. ...fuels, become all the more important. What am I missing?
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28. ...in helping farmers have a better outcome in their economics?
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29. ...the tax provisions that our producers rely upon the most?
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30. ...in the world. What suggestions do you have to improve ag.
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31. ...to risk management options for these particular growers?
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32. Yes, and I agree with Rob here?
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33. ...also key to making sure that the farming community succeeds?
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34. ...are excellent points. Um, okay. So. Okay. Have you done?
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35. Can we say thank you again?
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