Pete Stark: “It is right in the center, reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, of the finest champagne country in the world. What this…”

“It is right in the center, reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, of the finest champagne country in the world. What this will do is irradiate that champagne that comes from California, much to the disadvantage of New York, where they do not make such very good champagne. I understand that the gentleman, and Texas has a problem with it, too. The gentleman from Wisconsin supports this amendment because the bubbles in beer will be irradiated and that will put the gentleman from Missouri at a disadvantage. So that I want to say that if you want to waste $1 million trying to make California champagne better, which you cannot do, then we welcome this money. But if you really think that there is a place for $1 million and fewer bubbles or better beer, we could spend that money elsewhere.”