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Gilbert Gutknecht: “I appreciate the frustration, particularly of the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) on issues that are important to…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2001
I appreciate the frustration, particularly of the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) on issues that are important to him. What I am concerned about, it has been mentioned already, is the law of unintended consequences. This is a place, of course, where we write law, but it is also an area where we can make bad law, and I am afraid what will happen with this amendment if we raise the price of Class I milk, and this is what a couple of our colleagues said earlier.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota
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Discussing dairy policy and potential consequences of an amendment during a House debate.

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