John Cornyn: “The Senate failed to pass a farm bill on a timely basis last…”

“One out of every seven Texans works in an ag related job. So this legislation provides critical lifelines for the folks back home. And here again, last year The Senate failed to pass a farm bill on a timely basis last year. and instead kicked the can down the road. Unfortunately, recently the chair of the Agriculture Committee, a Democratic chair, waited until November, that was just last month, to release a …” (09:27–09:35)

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