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John Duarte: “If we don't include the largest growers in these programs…”

Featuring: John Duarte, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 13

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Rep John Duarte on the GATES Act

Published | Video Starts at 04:50

… abundant surface water, these large growers can access that surface water, recharge it, use it on their crops, and protect the groundwater for all farmers for drier times. And so If we don't include the largest growers in these programs, we don't really get the economic impact. That's the potential there. Small growers are oftentimes taken care of. And we've done things in the past like set up separate accounts for organic or small growers to make … (04:50–04:57)

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Asserts that excluding large growers from these programs reduces the potential economic impact.

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