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  • In October 2012, during his presidential campaign, Mitt Romney described his agricultural plan. According to The New York Times, Romney was "supportive of the renewable fuel standard, which mandates the use of ethanol in gasoline" and "the passage of a federal farm bill."[1]
  • According to Al Jazeera, Romney "called farm subsidies a matter of 'national security,'" in 2012.[2]

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  1. ↑ New York Times, "Iowa Farmers Could Give Romney a Lift, Despite President’s Stance on Agriculture," November 12, 2012
  2. ↑ Al Jazeera, "Corn lobby outgrows US farm subsidies," August 31, 2012
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