The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing over the weekend, evaluating the implementation of the Big, Beautiful Bill.
California rancher and NCBA past-president, Kevin Kester, was in attendance.
Kevin spoke with RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender about how it is a win for cattle producers, how it protects farming families, and its Farm Bill provisions.
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