Dale Bumpers: “the agriculture chapters of titles I and II of this bill contain the supplementals exactly as proposed by the President.…”

“the agriculture chapters of titles I and II of this bill contain the supplementals exactly as proposed by the President. We are providing $340,500,000 for the Soil Conservation Service and $25,000,000 for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Most of these funds are for further repair of damage caused by the Midwest floods last year. Two additional supplementals for the Extension Service and the Food and Drug Administration are included as proposed by the President. Madam President, the agriculture chapter of the rescission title of this bill contains $255,668,000 in rescissions, the same amount as the President proposed. My recommendation takes some of the President's cuts, rejects others, and proposes some new rescissions. I will summarize the highlights. Of primary concern to members of the Committee and other Senators are the research rescission proposals. The President proposed rescinding $16.2 million in the Agricultural Research Service, $8.5 million in Federal research facilities construction, $30.0 million in Cooperative State Research Service grants and $34.0 million in construction of State research facilities. The President's proposal, however, did not specify which grants would be cut or which facilities would not be funded. Rather, he asked for blanket authority for USDA to decide where to make the cuts. Madam President, I have listened to your speeches on the power of the purse and that power lies with Congress.…”