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Legislation introduced this week in the U.S. Congress would provide emergency relief to American farmers in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast and in other parts of the country that are also suffering from extremes of weather. North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad at press conference on Capitol Hill speaking to reporters on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol building, North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad explained why he’s introducing the Emergency Agriculture Disaster Assistance Act of 2005: "This is a national crisis that requires a national response." Senator Conrad says the bill addresses the enormous agricultural losses caused by Hurricane Katrina, and damage from both floods and severe drought in other key farming areas around the country.