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Richard Nixon: Though it falls short of the high standards I have set for reforming farm legislation and eventually moving the…

On the recordAugust 9, 1973
Though it falls short of the high standards I have set for reforming farm legislation and eventually moving the Government out of agriculture, it does provide a constructive framework for encouraging the expansion of farm production.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Statement on Signing the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973.

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