Davis, Londrigan spar on agriculture, trade at Decatur debate
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, and his Democratic challenger, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, trod new turf in their third debate Monday night at Millikin University, setting themselves apart not only on health care and tax reform but also on trade issues.
It was only appropriate that trade and soybean tariffs would be a major topic since Decatur once called itself "The Soybean Capital of the World" and is the home of Archer Daniels Midland Co., an international food-processing company.
About 250 people attended the debate, which had to be closed after the venue reached capacity.
Davis, who sits on the House Agriculture Committee and is supported by national farm groups and companies, said that Chinese tariffs on soybeans "concern me, but I talk to a lot of farmers here in this area and in this district, and they want better trade deals."
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