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Marcy Kaptur: “I did not know anything about agriculture, and now I see it working in my community and feeding our elderly and our…”

On the recordJuly 16, 1997
I did not know anything about agriculture, and now I see it working in my community and feeding our elderly and our children and our women.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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Discussing the impact of agriculture in her community.

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