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Kent Conrad: Look, we know agriculture has to take reductions, as does every part of the Federal budget. We are borrowing 40 cents of…

On the recordMay 25, 2011
Look, we know agriculture has to take reductions, as does every part of the Federal budget. We are borrowing 40 cents of every dollar we spend. It cannot continue. But it should not be disproportionate.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Acknowledging necessary budget cuts while arguing against disproportionate cuts to agriculture.

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