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David Valadao: “It's happened before. There's a precedent to follow on this…”

Featuring: David Valadao, Republican | U.S. House, California, District 22

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Congressman Valadao Presses USDA Secretary on Disaster Relief for Central Valley Dairy Farmers

Published | Video Starts at 03:57

So we use the CCC to help farmers. We just use it within the confines and structure of the charter. Well, it's not been challenged before. It's happened before. There's a precedent to follow on this one. And as far as the pricing side of things, I think the prices right now, when you look at the majority of commodities, they're in probably some of the worst shape we've ever seen. (03:57–04:02)

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Asserts that there is a precedent for using the Commodity Credit Corporation to aid dairy farmers.

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