Rural America Rally and Town Hall Meeting
As part of the “Rally for Rural America,” congressional leaders held a town hall meeting to talk about the farm crisis…
Federal Farm Policy
2000-07-13T00:25:34-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/493/158202-m.jpgAgricultural experts testified about the problems facing farmers and the agriculturalindustry. Topics included taxes, the need for more foreign markets, natural disasters, and
the difficulties of small, independent farmers.
Agricultural experts testified about the problems facing farmers and the agricultural
industry. Topics included taxes, the need for more foreign markets, natural disasters, and
the difficulties of small, independent farmers.
People in this video
- George Naylor Representative National Family Farm Coalition
- Bob Stallman President American Farm Bureau Federation
- Leland Swenson President National Farmers Union
- Leroy Watson Assistant Director National Grange
- Bill Barrett U.S. Representative [R] Nebraska
- John A. Boehner U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
- Leonard L. Boswell U.S. Representative [D] Iowa
- Eva Clayton U.S. Representative [D] North Carolina
- Larry Combest U.S. Representative [R] Texas
- Bob Etheridge U.S. Representative [D] North Carolina
- Gil Gutknecht U.S. Representative [R] Minnesota
- David Minge U.S. Representative [D] Minnesota
- Collin Peterson U.S. Representative [D] Minnesota
- Earl Pomeroy U.S. Representative [D] North Dakota
- Nick Smith U.S. Representative [R] Michigan
- Charles W. Stenholm U.S. Representative [D] Texas
- John Thune U.S. Representative [R] South Dakota
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