And in every farm bill we passed since I've been here, we've strengthened those provisions on the conservation title. It's why we've not had a Black Sunday again on the Great Plains of the United States. Mr. Speaker, my fellow colleagues, we have to remember the ominous things in our past, not just the good. Black Sunday was an ominous event that reflected decades of bad policy, but it started the process of correcting that. (03:39–03:46)
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