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Russ Feingold: “I, of course, join with my senior Senator and friend from Wisconsin, Senator Kohl, in asking that we not take what is…”

On the recordAugust 4, 1999
I, of course, join with my senior Senator and friend from Wisconsin, Senator Kohl, in asking that we not take what is, frankly, an irrational step of using this mechanism that was forced because of the rule XVI change to pretend that somehow this will extend the dairy compact. It will not do that. It will just lead to a chaotic situation--that the Department of Agriculture cannot do their job of administering the milk marketing order system. I thank the Senate and the Senator from Wisconsin.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin
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Discussing concerns about the implications of a rule change on the dairy compact.

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