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Dan Kildee: “my district has been devastated by trade agreements and other policies of past Congresses. The population of my largest…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2007
my district has been devastated by trade agreements and other policies of past Congresses. The population of my largest city has dropped from 180,000 to 118,000. Delphi is going through a bankruptcy. My General Motors jobs have dropped from 80,000 to 18,000. The one bright spot in my district is agriculture, led by my sugar beet farmers who own the whole process from the fields through the refinery. Don't deliver another blow to my district by in effect abolishing this no-cost program. Let my sugar farmers help the economy of my district. They are our hope. Don't dash that hope. Defeat this amendment.
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Dan Kildee
Democratic · Michigan
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Addressing the impact of trade agreements and advocating for sugar beet farmers in his district.

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