Ricketts: Ag background as governor critical to farm bill process

Ricketts: Ag background as governor critical to farm bill process

A freshman Senator says he’ll use his experience as governor of an agricultural state to help lawmakers understand the importance of the farm bill.

Nebraska’s Pete Ricketts tells Brownfield he will engage with Senators who may be skeptical about certain areas of the legislation. “And, talking with them about how important it is to have a strong ag economy.  Food security has got to be the number one security issue for our country.

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