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Congress in Election Year Faces Dueling Agendas
Column critiques Congress as split and self serving amid wartime tax talks and policy battles. It cites Rich and other lawmakers pushing taxes and credits while backing war effort, signaling a partisan tug of war over excess profits tax and foreign policy. The piece notes cuts to highway and river projects, and critiques universal military training and pork barrel funding. It reports on commodity credit losses and government purchases of potatoes, plus warnings against land speculation by the USDA and farm groups.
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Pennsylvania
Robert F. Rich
Congress
Keystone
Gary
Senate
Spain
Department of Agriculture
Farm Credit Administration
USDA