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Key Votes

Date	No.	Title	Status
6/10/13	S 954	Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013	Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 27)
5/23/13	S Amdt 923	Prohibits the Payment of the Premium for an Insurance Policy For Tobacco
5/23/13	S Amdt 923	Prohibits the Payment of the Premium for an Insurance Policy For Tobacco	Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 52)
5/23/13	S Amdt 953	Limits Subsidy Payments for Individuals with Incomes More Than $750,000	Amendment Adopted - Senate (59 - 33)
5/23/13	S Amdt 953	Limits Subsidy Payments for Individuals with Incomes More Than $750,000

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Speaker	Location
6/18/13	G-8 Leaders Communique	Pres. Barack Hussein Obama II	Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
6/18/13	Joint Statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict by Barack Obama, President ...	Pres. Barack Hussein Obama II	Unknown
6/17/13	USDA Celebrates National Small Business Week with Continued Investments to ...	Thomas James 'Tom' Vilsack	Washington, DC
6/17/13	Hanoi Medical University	Kathleen Sebelius	Hanoi, Vietnam
6/17/13	Remarks by President Obama and Mrs. Obama in Town Hall ...	Pres. Barack Hussein Obama II	Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Ratings

Year(s)	Name
2011	American Farm Bureau Federation - Positions
2006	National Council of Agricultural Employers - Positions
2008	National Association of Wheat Growers - Positions
2007-2008	National Farmers Union - Family Farm Advocacy Score
2007	United Fresh Produce Association - Positions

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Ballot Measures

Date	State	Title	Outcome
11/06/12	ME	Bond Issue - Land and Conservation Easements	Passed
11/06/12	ND	Relating to Practices of Farming and Ranching	Passed
11/06/12	ID	Proposing a New Section to the Constitution of the State ...	Passed
11/02/10	AZ	Referred to the People by the Legislature Relating to the ...	Failed
6/08/10	ME	Bond Issue - Water	Passed

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