11/26/1978
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"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."
"Farmers don't want a handout."
"Many of the issues facing our Nation today, in areas such as energy, the economy, and the environment, require special knowledge and detailed information."
"This act supplements and complements the authorities contained in the Food and Agricultural Act of 1977."