On the recordDecember 19, 2001
Well, the Senator has articulated it very well. If we are serious about getting a farm bill done this year--and people have said they want a bill this year--this is it; this is the last alternative. If we want a bill that is conferenceable, that can go to the President, this is it. I think those who have said, ``let's expedite the farm bill, get a bill passed this year,'' this is the litmus test. We are going to find out whether this is rhetoric or whether it is politics as usual, whether we want just an issue or a farm bill this year.
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