it it 'it Re-elect Senator Arlen Specter ** Secured $5O million in compensation for Pennsylvania poultry farmers hit by severe financial losses during the de vastating avian influenza crisis of 1983- 84. ** Instrumental in obtaining U.S.D.A. funding for a proposal to establish the Agricultural Science and Industry Facil ity at Penn State College of Agriculture. ** Defended interests of Pennsylvania dairy farmers as active participant in Senate debate on 1985 Farm Bill. ** Adamantly opposed amendments that would have dramatically cut the dairy price support. ** Strong proponent of soil conservation programs, farmland protection and prompt payment statutes to safeguard the financial interests of farmers. OUT FRONT... FIGHTING FOR PENNSYLVANIA AGRICULTURE To Become A Volunteer On The Arlen Specter For US Senate Committee, Contact The Campaign Offices At: Lafayette Bldg., Suite 715 Grant Bldg., Suite 831 sth & Chestnut Streets 330 Grant Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (215) 238-1986 (412) 261-9990 Paid for and authorized by Pennsylvania Ag Republicans, Nellie Crawford, Treasurer ★ * * ★ * * ★★★ ♦ * * * Arlen Specter grew up in a small town in Kansas and worked on a farm as a teenager. Now, after living in Penn sylvania almost 40 years, his early ex perience made him sensitive to the needs of Pennsylvania farmers. As a member of the key Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Senator Specter is the only member of the Pennsylvania Congres sional delegation with an ongoing role in farm policy and rural development. His accomplishments on behalf of farmers and his frequent visits to farms in many counties of the state demon strate Ms strong committment to main taining and improving Pennsylvania agriculture. Lancaster Farming Saturday, November 1,1956-DIS -it it it M * * * * * * * * ♦
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