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Tom Harkin: “The message that I thought came through to the President very clearly in Moline, IL, was that the farm bill is the…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2002
The message that I thought came through to the President very clearly in Moline, IL, was that the farm bill is the economic recovery bill for rural America; that farmers need some certainty, and that our agricultural lenders, agricultural businesses and rural communities need some certainty about what the farm program will be this year. Without some greater assurance, farmers cannot buy the supplies, equipment and other inputs they need and that affects the rural economy.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Discussing the importance of the farm bill for rural America's economic recovery.

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