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Burgess Owens: Mr. Speaker, I submit two articles, one which appeared in the New York Times on February 6 entitled ``Farmers Brace for…

On the recordFebruary 8, 1995
Mr. Speaker, I submit two articles, one which appeared in the New York Times on February 6 entitled ``Farmers Brace for Stormy Debate over Subsidies'' which contains many of the facts concerning agribusinesses on the dole, and a second article that appeared on Tuesday, February 7, entitled ``Now, After $36 Billion Run, Coming Soon: `Star Wars II'--The New G.O.P. Plan Is Smaller but Still Costly.'' It also gives facts about increasing defense expenditures at a time when we are cutting programs for the poor.
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Burgess Owens
Republican · Utah

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Discussing articles on agribusiness subsidies and defense spending during a House floor speech.

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