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President Signs Farm Bill
Accompanied by Congress members, President George W. Bush signs the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 in the Dwight D. Eisenhowser Executive Office Building May 13. "This bill is generous, and will provide a safety net for farmers. And it will do so without encouraging overproduction and depressing prices. It will allow farmers and ranchers to plan and operate based on market realities, not government dictates," said the President. White House photo by Eric Draper.
Accompanied by Congress members, President George W. Bush signs the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 in the Dwight D. Eisenhowser Executive Office Building May 13. "This bill is generous, and will provide a safety net for farmers. And it will do so without encouraging overproduction and depressing prices. It will allow farmers and ranchers to plan and operate based on market realities, not government dictates," said the President. White House photo by Eric Draper. Full Story
Accompanied by Congress members, President George W. Bush signs the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 in the Dwight D. Eisenhowser Executive Office Building May 13. "This bill is generous, and will provide a safety net for farmers. And it will do so without encouraging overproduction and depressing prices. It will allow farmers and ranchers to plan and operate based on market realities, not government dictates," said the President. White House photo by Eric Draper.
President George W. Bush discusses welfare reform during a trip to Chicago, Ill., Monday, May 13. "It is essential that a central component of that bill be work," said the President. "We must set high standards. Over the next five years, the states, and working with the local governments, ought to place 70 percent of the people into a job." White House photo by Paul Morse.
 
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