<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Challenges Facing American Farmers: A Congressional Perspective</dc:title><dc:date>1944-03-24</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_047_1_5_58_0003</dc:identifier><dc:description>The speaker, Honorable  Marion T. Bennett, discusses the confusion and problems in the agricultural industry, including government policies that restrict farm production and distribution. He criticizes the government's support of foreign agriculture over American farmers, as well as the bureaucracy's interference in farming practices. Bennett argues for a more farmer-centric approach and criticizes the idea of making farmers wards of the government. He also highlights instances of government waste and mismanagement in agriculture.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>