A bipartisan approach is often talked about in the agriculture committees. That was on display Friday as Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar hosted Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman for farm meetings in Rochester and the Twin Cities. “I am so honored to have Senator Boozman here,” said Klobuchar. “We have worked together for years; he is the highest ranking Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee at a very important time and we have always believed we are not going to get this done one party versus the other.” Boozman, who represents Arkansas, was able to hear from Minnesota farmers. “The farm bill really isn’t a Democratic or Republican thing; it is more about regions of the country with Southern agriculture different that the ‘I’ states.” With the makeup of the House and the Senate, Boozman said a farm bill won’t pass unless it is a bipartisan piece of legislation.
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