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Ag Overhaul Opposition Rallies
Farmbelt lawmakers led by Sen. Herman E. Talmadge and Rep. Thomas Foley urged President Carter to reject plans to shrink the Agriculture Department. In a Dec 28 letter, they warned such reorganizations would reduce government effectiveness, harm rural America, and fail to improve services. They argued a stronger USDA is needed to manage crops, forests, and grass lands and to sustain rural development alongside the Farmers Home Administration.
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Don Kendall
Washington
Carter
Agriculture Department
Department
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Thomas S. Foley
D-Wash
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
USDA
Forest Service
Soil Conservation Service
Department of Natural Resources
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Department of Community and Economic Development
Department of Housing and Urban Development
State of the Union
Congress
Foley
Talmadge
America