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Statement By 



Honorable Jack Kingston 



U. S. Representative 



Georgia 1st District 



Subcommittee on Department Operations & Nutrition 



House Committee on Agriculture 



Thursday, March 25, 1993 



Honorable Charles Stenholm, Chairman 



Mr. Chairman: 



Thank you for affording us an opportunity to discuss 

 the vital topic of agricultural research, and the role of the 

 Federal government in attempting to keep America in the 

 forefront of new agricultural technology and productivity. 



Agricultural research in the past has led to our 

 nation's stature as the leading food and fiber producer in 

 the entire world. Agricultural research has allowed a 

 diminishing number of U. S. producers to feed and clothe 

 a rapidly growing world population, while also providing 



