On the recordJune 21, 2012
given the EPA's recent track record with agriculture--if not downright contempt for it--farmers and ranchers simply don't trust the EPA. They could have done this program right and reached out to the congressional delegations in Nebraska and Iowa and said: Here is what we are doing. Here is the plan. They did not. I found out about this accidentally. I have requested information--in fact, our entire delegation has--and the administrator has been nonresponsive. That is why the amendment is here. It is an amendment based on a lack of trust for the EPA. This maintains the status quo. This will change nothing. It will rubberstamp what they are doing. I ask my colleagues to oppose the amendment and support the next amendment, which I will call up in due time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
