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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I urge that the Congress give early consideration to cotton legislation that will make this important fiber more…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 1963
I urge that the Congress give early consideration to cotton legislation that will make this important fiber more competitive and help it recapture its markets.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Special Message to the Congress on Agriculture.

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