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Jim Nussle: regardless of the state of the history, which, of course, is a Presidential veto, the fact of the matter is we are here…

On the recordJanuary 25, 1996
regardless of the state of the history, which, of course, is a Presidential veto, the fact of the matter is we are here today. There appears to be bipartisan support to attach language to make sure we have authorization for agriculture. There is one person over in the Senate who is blocking this.
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Jim Nussle
Iowa

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Discussing bipartisan support for agriculture authorization amid a Presidential veto.

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