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“HURRICANE IRMA RECOVERY” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S5800 on Sept. 18, 2017.
The Department is primarily focused on food nutrition, with assistance programs making up 80 percent of its budget. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department implements too many regulations and restrictions and impedes the economy.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
HURRICANE IRMA RECOVERY
Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, due to ongoing efforts from Hurricane Irma, which devastated many parts of Florida, I am staying in my state to assess the damage and help marshal the full capacity of recovery resources available to us. Today I met with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and personally showed him various parts of Florida's agriculture lands that were damaged by Hurricane Irma.
(At the request of Mr. Schumer, the following statement was ordered to be printed in the Record.)
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