Victor Fazio: “I think it makes a bad proposal less bad, but I understand that the gentleman has the votes on his side, so I certainly…”

There may be another approach taken, if the gentlewoman will yield further, that I have not mentioned but still a way in which these growers would not be discriminated against vis-a-vis other agricultural producers?

Mr. Chairman, I want to ask the author of the amendment if he would explain to me what is different from existing laws. As I understand it, we have always required that every President, going back as far as I can remember, reimburse part…

It is my understanding that crop insurance was not part of the legislation when it passed these individual Houses and was added simply on the same basis that the food stamp provision was. There is some inconsistency.

I think this is a very, very difficult concept to administer, and let me give my colleagues some examples as to how difficult it would be. If a Member is from Kansas City, Missouri, this places a much higher value on funds they would raise…