DC Signal to Noise: The Heat Increases on Infrastructure, Afghanistan and Vaccine Mandates

AgriTalk’s Chip Flory and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer discuss the price tag of the human infrastructure bill, the Senate gearing up to hold hearings on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, vaccine mandates and more.

By Chip Flory

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September 13, 2021 04:14 PM

Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer and AgriTalk host Chip Flory sift through a pile of issues swirling around in Washington D.C. including a wide chasm on the price tag of the human infrastructure bill, the Senate gearing up to hold hearings on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and President Biden’s announcement last Thursday on a COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

Watch the video above or listen to the podcast below for discussion on these topics and more:

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