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Agriculture Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Floor Speech

Date: Aug. 2, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Agriculture and Food Drugs Government Budget and Spending


AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 -- (House of Representatives - August 02, 2007)

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Mr. CLAY. I thank the chairwoman for yielding. I have an amendment that I will not offer today per our earlier conversation.

My amendment would allow residents of neighborhoods to purchase properties that are vacant and, for the most part, are not suitable for renovation. These properties would be razed, the grounds cleared, covered with topsoil and planted with the seeds of produce to create urban gardens.

The produce would be harvested and distributed to the residents of the neighborhoods who would be able to purchase them at less than the market rates. I would love to have the gentlewoman's support in the future for this concept.

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