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Rep. Peterson on the upcoming farm bill negotiations

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Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, the ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, speaks at a rally in front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 for a new farm bill.
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Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn, was named this week to the House conference committee tasked with finding a farm bill resolution with the Senate.

Many federal programs have expired after Congress failed to pass a new farm bill.

Peterson joins The Daily Circuit to discuss what he hopes to accomplish in the position and what challenges he expects to face.

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Collin Peterson
Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, the ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, speaks at a rally in front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 for a new farm bill.
MPR Photo/Brett Neely