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pate. They asked us to give information and then we're ignored as 

 to what our needs and concerns are. 



I personally have to tell you that it is going to be very difficult 

 for anything you say today or that was said at the briefing on Mon- 

 day that is going to make this an easy issue for myself or anybody 

 in the Florida delegation. I think we need some assurances from 

 you either today or later — and I will ask the chairman if I can sub- 

 mit what has been put out as a unified position by all agriculture 

 in Florida to show you what that statement is and what they're 

 looking at, but to answer some of their concerns or how they're 

 going to do this. 



But we really need some assurances that we are not going to lose 

 agriculture in the State of Florida because it is real close to that, 

 as they see it. 



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