The President's News Conference
03/22/1990
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This is the most environmentally progressive farm bill ever signed.
Thank you for taking on this crucial task. You're helping assure a bright future for farming in America.
We want to bring home a fair deal for American farmers, and I can assure you there will not be a signature on one that is not fair.
I will construe all these provisions to be advisory, not mandatory.