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On the recordAugust 3, 1999
I appreciate very much also his efforts to try to identify the ways we can develop a comprehensive response to the disaster situation and the economic crisis that exists in agriculture today. ... Some farmers are having a good year but many are not. We are trying to identify ways we can design a program of special assistance to deal with those catastrophic situations where the Government does need to respond.
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Thad Cochran
Republican · Mississippi

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Discussing the economic crisis in agriculture and the need for a comprehensive response.

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