US Food Aid and a Simple Argument for Local Procurement

Few months before the 2012 presidential election, political
pundits were surprised by the high level bipartisan support reflected in the
Senate version of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, or the Farm
Bill as it’s commonly known. Even though the House quickly followed with its
own version, political calculations prevented the bill to be brought to the
floor.



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