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Gilbert Gutknecht: “This really is the second great day in a row for American farmers. Yesterday we passed PNTR, which will give us, our…”

On the recordMay 25, 2000
This really is the second great day in a row for American farmers. Yesterday we passed PNTR, which will give us, our farmers better access to markets in China. Today we have a conference committee report that was signed by all 18 conferees. That does not happen very often here in Washington. And so in 2 consecutive days, we are seeing a tremendous display of bipartisanship on behalf of American farmers. Crop insurance reform is a very important issue. For too long it has been neglected by this Congress here in Washington, and so I am very happy to rise in support not only of the rule but of the bill. This is a great day for American agriculture. It follows on another great day yesterday. Hopefully, we can get those commodity prices up where they belong.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota
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Discussing the importance of recent legislative actions for American farmers.

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