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Patrick Moynihan: “My dear and esteemed chairman says he knows a family farmer whose farm is worth more than $2 million.”

On the recordJuly 11, 2000
My dear and esteemed chairman says he knows a family farmer whose farm is worth more than $2 million.
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Patrick Moynihan
Illinois

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Discussing the value of family farms during a debate.

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