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Max Baucus: When we loaned money to New York City a few years ago, New York repaid that loan with interest, ahead of time. When we…

On the recordOctober 6, 1998
When we loaned money to New York City a few years ago, New York repaid that loan with interest, ahead of time. When we loaned Chrysler Corporation money to get its feet back on the ground, that loan was repaid ahead of time. I am just saying, today, if we can help farmers a little bit today with the conditions they face through no fault of their own, because the world market supply is so large and the price is so low, and the Asian economic crisis, at the very least that will be repaid back again in spades. I urge my colleagues, please show a little bit of statesmanship and vote to help this part of our country. It is going to come back and help all of us as a nation.
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Max Baucus
Democratic · Montana

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Addressing the need for financial assistance to farmers during a crisis.

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