The Nation - News from Feb. 28, 1986
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a proposal to allow farm families to remain on property acquired by the federal government through foreclosure. The proposal, sponsored by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), would permit farmers to rent their house and an adjoining 10 acres for up to five years after their land was lost through foreclosure of a Farmers Home Administration or Small Business Administration loan.
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