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Sherwood Boehlert: “American farmers are not getting one penny out of the State revolving fund to do some of the things that we are…”

On the recordMay 12, 1995
American farmers are not getting one penny out of the State revolving fund to do some of the things that we are suggesting from on high here in Washington they should do to be part of the solution rather than just standing idly by and being perpetuators of the problem. We want to give them a source of money so that they can apply to their State government. We want to give their State government the flexibility that I think you and I would agree they should have to make the decisions at that level. Louisiana knows what is best for Louisiana, what is good for Louisiana, as does New York know best what is good for New York.
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Sherwood Boehlert
New York
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Discussing the need for funding and flexibility for American farmers during a committee hearing.

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