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Tom Harkin: “I might just say that I think the $400 million in disaster payments for this year...is still inadequate, too low. From…”

On the recordAugust 4, 1999
I might just say that I think the $400 million in disaster payments for this year...is still inadequate, too low. From all of the indications we get from disasters up and down the east coast, in the Mid-Atlantic States, plus some of the disaster we have had out in North Dakota and other places, and flooding, as we have had in my State of Iowa, $400 million is simply not going to be enough to handle the disasters this year. I think we need to work a little bit more on that in terms of disaster payments for this year. The $400 million you put in for the crop insurance, I applaud. We had that in our bill. I think that is a good measure. I am a little concerned about the payments for oilseeds.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Discussing disaster payments and crop insurance during Senate floor debate.

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