McGuire and Griffith respond to concerned farmers and veterans
Representatives John McGuire and Morgan Griffith spoke out in response to veterans who are concerned about the war in Iran and farmers who are experiencing rising costs.
“I’m looking at some other programs that maybe we can do in the next term that will help farmers stay, particularly in beef cattle, stay in the industry, because one of the concerns that I have is that some of the small farmers may decide that they want to get out of the business.” said Representative Griffith.
“Nobody wants to be in Iran. They are the number one state sponsor in terror. They are a real threat. Trump wants out of there, you want out of there, I want out of there. But we got to do it the right way.” said Representative McGuire.
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