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Trent Lott: “I will be happy to yield back the remainder of time, but first, since my State has been referred to several times-- that…”

On the recordMarch 7, 1995
I will be happy to yield back the remainder of time, but first, since my State has been referred to several times-- that is normal, if you want to make a case, it has been the practice around here for 20 years to attack Mississippi. Frankly, we do not appreciate that. But also I just want to emphasize, there is a lot of misinformation out here. What we would like to do is to take nutrition programs, a lot of other programs, reform them, get the fraud out of them where it exists--and it may not be the case in the nutrition program--cut back on administration costs because there is a lot of waste and money going to the administration of these programs instead of getting to children, food for children, nutrition for children.
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Trent Lott

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Addressing criticism of Mississippi and discussing reforms to nutrition programs.

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