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Joe Barton: “My late father was a plant geneticist. He spent his entire career developing cotton plants and cotton seeds that could…”

On the recordMay 14, 2002
My late father was a plant geneticist. He spent his entire career developing cotton plants and cotton seeds that could be used as food. I wish we would have had this research enabled when he was alive so he could have participated through grants at Texas A&M or the University of Texas to forward this very worthwhile research endeavor. Mr. Speaker, I very strongly support the gentlewoman from Texas and the gentleman from Michigan in their noble endeavor.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Expressing support for agricultural research funding and honoring his father's legacy.

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