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Bob Bennett: Does it really make sense in terms of national policy for the Federal Government and the Federal taxpayer to be keeping…

On the recordMay 8, 2003
Does it really make sense in terms of national policy for the Federal Government and the Federal taxpayer to be keeping excess capacity in place in this particular part of the economy to the tune of subsidizing bad credit risks at the rate of 13 percent?
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Bob Bennett
Republican · Utah
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congress.gov
May 8, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the economic rationale behind current agricultural subsidies.

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