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On the recordSeptember 28, 1995
Let me tell you what has happened in the U.S. Congress, as I observe it, and that is Members traditionally members of the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities that wanted to spend more money on education, say, ``I want to be on the Education Committee.'' Members that want more roads in their districts want to be on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. We have got Members on the Committee on Agriculture that would like more money for their farmers. If we are going to phase out agriculture in a smart way and not make that farmer continuously dependent on the Federal Government and, hopefully, end up with a larger income for that farmer, then we have got to move to a market economy.
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Nick Smith
Republican · Michigan
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing budget proposals and the need for a market economy in agriculture.

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