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farm bloc

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  1. A group of both Democratic and Republican members of Congress from the farming states of the Middle West that pressures the federal government to adopt policies favorable to farmers.


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In the face of a powerful farm bloc in Congress, however, no President has dared to seek major changes in agricultural policy.

From Time Magazine Archive

And the farm bloc made hash of inflation control.

From Time Magazine Archive

The only encouraging sign that the programs may be controlled is the infighting that has sundered the once unified farm bloc.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Washington last week the farm bloc started playing patty cake with parity again.

From Time Magazine Archive

A way out of this difficulty has been found through the seizing of power by occupational organizations, of which the farm bloc is the most famous and most successful.

From Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington by Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace) Gilbert

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