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Article: LIKE FALL HARVEST, FARM BILL PASSAGE CAN'T BE DELAYED

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October 2, 2007
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The office of Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., issued the following news release:

Since being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, I have been preparing for authorization of a new Farm Bill. Hundreds of hours on my schedule have been spent productively consulting with South Dakotans on farm bill issues for the past two years.

South Dakota farmers, ranchers, and agri-business men and women have shared with me, as have many of others from across America, their farm bill suggestions and concerns. And, wisely, they didn't wait until the "last minute" to do so.

Many federal farm programs authorized under the 2002 Farm Bill expired on September 30, 2007. How did this deadline "sneak up" on the ...

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