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Liz Saville Roberts: I call it historic because the Committees on Agriculture have produced a farm bill that represent a major departure from…

On the recordMarch 28, 1996
I call it historic because the Committees on Agriculture have produced a farm bill that represent a major departure from the past and a bold plan in regard to the future. The Senate has passed the similar conference report 74 to 26, and the reason that we are trying to expedite this bill is to get it to the President as fast as possible. We have assurance from the Secretary of Agriculture that the President will sign it, and farmers have been waiting and waiting and waiting.
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Liz Saville Roberts
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Discussing the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 during House floor debate.

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