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Congressional Testimony
06-16-2005
Statement of John Lestingi Vice President, The Us Rice Producers Association
And The USA Rice Federation Committee on House Agriculture Subcommittee
on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs June 16, 2005 Good
morning, Mr. Chairman and Members of the subcommittee. Thank you for this
opportunity to testify today with regard to food aid programs. My name
is John Lestingi and I am Vice President of The Rice Company. The Rice
Company provides end delivery service for agricultural commodities on a
world-wide basis. We participate in U.S. food aid programs by ...

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