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Jon Tester: “In the 1960s when I was growing up, my folks, I remember them specifically saying that they were going to sign up for…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
In the 1960s when I was growing up, my folks, I remember them specifically saying that they were going to sign up for the farm program because it was the patriotic thing to do.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester recalls his family's commitment to farm programs as a patriotic duty.

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