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J. Exon: “I suggest that never before in history have we been so late in deciding what a farm program is going to be in the year…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 1996
I suggest that never before in history have we been so late in deciding what a farm program is going to be in the year that the crop is going to be planted. That has to stop. I do not know how to end this impasse that we have but the impasse must be broken for the good of the food producers of the United States of America.
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J. Exon
Democratic · Nebraska

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Addressing concerns about delays in establishing a farm program during Senate floor debate.

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