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Richard Pombo: “Does the gentlewoman not understand that I represent more dairy farmers than she does? Does she not understand that I…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2001
Does the gentlewoman not understand that I represent more dairy farmers than she does? Does she not understand that I have more cows than she does?
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Richard Pombo
California

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Discussing representation of dairy farmers in a debate.

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