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Bobby Rush: “I commend him once again for his extraordinary leadership on this particular issue of the Federal subsidies of the sugar…”

On the recordJune 6, 2001
I commend him once again for his extraordinary leadership on this particular issue of the Federal subsidies of the sugar industry... this Federal sugar subsidy program disproportionately impacts American citizens and American businesses. The sugar program negatively impacts American consumers, particularly and especially the poor. When you strip it apart, when you cut it down to the essence of this program, we find that this Federal sugar subsidy program is really a tax on food items that contain sugar.
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Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the impact of federal sugar subsidies on American consumers.

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