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Byron Dorgan: “We, of course, have a disagreement with a distinguished colleague of ours who offers a farm bill that really is not much…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2001
We, of course, have a disagreement with a distinguished colleague of ours who offers a farm bill that really is not much of a farm bill at all and certainly offers no hope to family farmers. But isn't the origin of this idea coming from people who really think the current farm program, which has nearly bankrupted the rest of the family farmers who are still around--they have believed this current farm program has been just dandy, that it works just swell? Isn't the origin of this idea from people who really think the current farm program has worked for family farmers?
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing the inadequacies of a proposed farm bill and its impact on family farmers.

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