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Maxine Waters: “We were just describing this unbelievable situation where the farmers had filed the complaint, there was no Civil Rights…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 1998
We were just describing this unbelievable situation where the farmers had filed the complaint, there was no Civil Rights Division, the complaints went into a cardboard box. Now they are being told by the Justice Department, sorry, they were not filed in a timely manner, and the statute of limitations has run, and we cannot resolve your complaint. So I know that you have been involved in discussions with both the Department of Agriculture and the administration about this, and we have some examples of people who are now not able to get them resolved unless we do something extraordinary, such as get waivers by way of legislation perhaps.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing issues faced by farmers regarding unresolved complaints and the Justice Department's response.

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