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Patrick Leahy: “In the 21 years that I have been here, the most successful farm legislation has been bipartisan farm legislation. The…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1996
In the 21 years that I have been here, the most successful farm legislation has been bipartisan farm legislation. The most successful farm legislation has been that where we have worked together. There are a lot of issues in this, from the normal crops to issues of nutrition, conservation, reserve areas, which are very important to me. I know that the only kind of legislation we are ever actually going to see go into law is something we all work together on. I commend Senator Dole and Senator Daschle and Senator Lugar and others for working so hard to bring us together.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Discussing the importance of bipartisan cooperation in farm legislation.

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