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Joseph T. Burns: “I want to say that the land originally that was purchased by this Government through the Louisiana Purchase was paid for…”

On the recordOctober 13, 1995
I want to say that the land originally that was purchased by this Government through the Louisiana Purchase was paid for by the taxpayers of this country, taken from the Treasury. And then it was given, 160 acres to anybody that wanted it, who could stake it out and build a house and make it produce.

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Discussing land ownership and government grants during a floor speech.

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