Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 26, 2009
the safety nets need improving; they are not working as well as they need to be.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand highlights the inadequacy of current safety nets for the dairy sector.

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