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Bill Clinton: Congress didn't act then, and every day they waited brought more farms closer to foreclosure.

On the recordMay 20, 1999
Congress didn't act then, and every day they waited brought more farms closer to foreclosure.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Radio Remarks on Agriculture Provisions in the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act

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