03/08/1978
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"Farmers don't want a handout."
"This act supplements and complements the authorities contained in the Food and Agricultural Act of 1977."
"Advances in the sciences enhance our understanding of ourselves and the world about us."
"The Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 represents the most comprehensive and far-reaching farm and rural credit bill since the enactment of the Bankhead-Jones Act some 40 years ago."