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Mike Thompson: Your comments, I would say to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Hilliard), go clearly and factually to the notion that…

On the recordFebruary 24, 1998
Your comments, I would say to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Hilliard), go clearly and factually to the notion that there just might be a conspiracy which our government is participating in to do away with African-American farmers in this country. If I had to look at the facts in this situation, I believe they are irrefutable.
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California

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Addressing concerns about a conspiracy against African-American farmers.

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