'We Couldn't Stand It Any More': Why Disaffection With Devin Nunes Is Growing Among His Constituents
Share
[aggregation-styles]
The Guardian
Paul Buxman remembers how excited he was to meet his new congressman, Devin Nunes, when Nunes showed up at his organic fruit farm in California’s central valley in the early 2000s.
Buxman assumed that Nunes, who comes from Portuguese dairy farming stock, was actually interested in sustainable land use. Maybe they’d talk about pesticides, or water, or farm labor issues in one of the world’s largest food producing regions. Maybe Nunes would ask Buxman to address the crowd he’d brought along.
None of it happened. “I thought, this is the first farmer we’ve had as a congressman who’s come out to visit a farm,” Buxman. “But all it was was a photo op.”
Read More →
The Guardian
Paul Buxman remembers how excited he was to meet his new congressman, Devin Nunes, when Nunes showed up at his organic fruit farm in California’s central valley in the early 2000s.
Buxman assumed that Nunes, who comes from Portuguese dairy farming stock, was actually interested in sustainable land use. Maybe they’d talk about pesticides, or water, or farm labor issues in one of the world’s largest food producing regions. Maybe Nunes would ask Buxman to address the crowd he’d brought along.
None of it happened. “I thought, this is the first farmer we’ve had as a congressman who’s come out to visit a farm,” Buxman. “But all it was was a photo op.”
Read More →
By Andrew Gumbel | 28 Oct 2020
RELATED TOPICS:
Clovis, Sanger, Madera, and Bass Lake Will Light the Sky With Fireworks Shows Tonight
Events /
1 day ago
Oil Dips Ahead of Expected OPEC+ Output Increase
Economy /
1 day ago
613 Killed at Gaza Aid Distribution Sites, Near Humanitarian Covoys, Says UN
World /
1 day ago
Fresno County Authorities Investigating Suspicious Death of Transient Man
Crime /
1 day ago
Israeli Military Kills 20 in Gaza as Trump Awaits Hamas Reply to Truce Proposal
World /
2 days ago
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Rachelle Maria Blanco
Local /
2 days ago
Russia Pounds Kyiv With Largest Drone Attack, Hours After Trump-Putin Call
World /
2 days ago
How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Make China Great Again
Can you hear it — that loud roar coming from the East? It’s the sound of 1.4 billion Chinese laughing at us.
Thomas L. Friedman
The New Yo...
Opinion /
14 hours ago
Categories
Latest
Videos

Opinion /
14 hours ago
How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Make China Great Again

Sports /
14 hours ago
What’s Caitlin Clark Worth to the WNBA? A Lot More Than Her $78,066 Salary.

Politics /
1 day ago
Trump to Sign Tax-Cut and Spending Bill in July 4 Ceremony

Events /
1 day ago
Clovis, Sanger, Madera, and Bass Lake Will Light the Sky With Fireworks Shows Tonight

Economy /
1 day ago
Oil Dips Ahead of Expected OPEC+ Output Increase

World /
1 day ago
613 Killed at Gaza Aid Distribution Sites, Near Humanitarian Covoys, Says UN

Crime /
1 day ago
Fresno County Authorities Investigating Suspicious Death of Transient Man

Video /
2 days ago