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==Political Issues==

==Political Issues==

===Agriculture===

===Agriculture===

The American farmer is the most efficient in the world – supplying the American public with the finest quality produce, grains, fruits, and dairy products in the world. Clint Didier goes by the understanding that, with continued government micro-management, over-regulation, and restrictive practices, our abundant food supply is in jeopardy. As a farmer in the state of Washington, on the ''EIB Network'' with [[Rush Limbaugh]], Clint Didier said this of the current state of regulations on farmers:

The American farmer is the most efficient in the world – supplying the American public with the finest quality produce, grains, fruits, and dairy products in the world. Clint Didier goes by the understanding that, with continued government micro-management, over-regulation, and restrictive practices, America's abundant food supply is in jeopardy. As a farmer in the state of Washington, on the ''EIB Network'' with [[Rush Limbaugh]], Clint Didier said this of the current state of regulations on farmers:

{{Cquote|We are being hit with burdensome regulations with pesticide-herbicide applications on our farm and other things. They ([[NAFTA]] and [[GATT]]) are trying to take our water away, they're trying to take our production of electricity, they're trying to breach the Snake River dams. [...] What they're trying to do is they're trying to make us more dependent on foreign food.  We are importing 51% of our food today from foreign countries. From Mexico we're getting all kinds of vegetables. We're bringing in things from offshore and from Europe. Go into your grocery stores and look for country-of-origin labeling. You'll see where it's coming from. That was put into place when I served under [[George W. Bush|Bush]] on the FSA, [[Farm Service Agency]]. I sat on the Washington state committee.  

{{Cquote|We are being hit with burdensome regulations with pesticide-herbicide applications on our farm and other things. They ([[NAFTA]] and [[GATT]]) are trying to take our water away, they're trying to take our production of electricity, they're trying to breach the Snake River dams. [...] What they're trying to do is they're trying to make us more dependent on foreign food.  We are importing 51% of our food today from foreign countries. From Mexico we're getting all kinds of vegetables. We're bringing in things from offshore and from Europe. Go into your grocery stores and look for country-of-origin labeling. You'll see where it's coming from. That was put into place when I served under [[George W. Bush|Bush]] on the FSA, [[Farm Service Agency]]. I sat on the Washington state committee.  

I played for Joe Gibbs, who is probably the greatest coach that I can think of in the NFL, 'cause every time I went into his office to speak to him, he had his game plan laid out on his desk, and that was the [[Bible]].  Now, our game plan is the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].  All we gotta get back to is following and honoring the Constitution of the [[United States of America]] and we can resolve all of our problems.<ref>[[Rush Limbaugh]]. [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_070810/content/01125115.guest.html GOP Senate Candidate, Former NFL Star, Clint Didier Calls Show], RushLimbaugh.com, July 08, 2010.</ref>}}

I played for Joe Gibbs, who is probably the greatest coach that I can think of in the NFL, 'cause every time I went into his office to speak to him, he had his game plan laid out on his desk, and that was the [[Bible]].  Now, our game plan is the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].  All we gotta get back to is following and honoring the Constitution of the [[United States of America]] and we can resolve all of our problems.<ref>[[Rush Limbaugh]]. [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_070810/content/01125115.guest.html GOP Senate Candidate, Former NFL Star, Clint Didier Calls Show], RushLimbaugh.com, July 08, 2010.</ref>}}

We are now importing nearly 50 percent of our food supply. International trade agreements such as NAFTA and GATT that were intended to bring about free trade have become managed trade instead, leaving our farmers less profitable and the American consumer in jeopardy. Since most importing nations do not have the same food safety requirements as do American Farmers, the quality of imported foods is questionable. Although, the public is continually told of huge farm subsidies through USDA programs, they are not told 72% of these subsidies are [[earmark|earmarked]] for child nutrition and food stamp programs. Yet because of these federal subsidy and trade programs, America’s farmers are hostages for political purposes.

The United States of America is now importing nearly 50 percent of its food supply. International trade agreements such as NAFTA and GATT that were intended to bring about [[free trade]] have become managed trade instead, leaving American farmers less profitable and the American consumer in jeopardy. Since most importing nations do not have the same food safety requirements as do American Farmers, the quality of imported foods is questionable. Although, the public is continually told of huge farm subsidies through USDA programs, they are not told 72% of these subsidies are [[earmark|earmarked]] for child nutrition and food stamp programs. Yet because of these federal subsidy and trade programs, America’s farmers are hostages for political purposes.

Clint Didier believes it is time to begin backing the federal government out of farm subsidy programs and let farmers become self-sufficient by building their own internal insurance and cooperative relief programs. Doing so, Clint Didier says this will guarantee the American public an abundant food supply of the finest quality at the lowest price in a truly free-trade environment.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqOWhUG9bq0&feature=player_embedded Clint Didier on Agriculture]</ref>

Clint Didier believes it is time to begin backing the federal government out of farm subsidy programs and let farmers become self-sufficient by building their own internal insurance and cooperative relief programs. Doing so, Clint Didier says this will guarantee the American public an abundant food supply of the finest quality at the lowest price in a truly free-trade environment.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqOWhUG9bq0&feature=player_embedded Clint Didier on Agriculture]</ref>