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On the recordMarch 27, 2012
In 2009 when we had a similar situation, you had 45 percent unemployment. You had farmers in bread lines. It was really a terrible, terrible situation.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

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Feinstein recalls the severe economic impact on California's agriculture during a past crisis.

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