Political Quotes

“I represent an area that should be the target population for this amendment, a State that does not benefit from the traditional commodities programs, a State that has a tremendous agricultural base, a lot of family farms. But contrary to what the propaganda has been that has been put out there, this bill gives the perception that the money is going to States like Florida, like fruit and vegetable producing States that do not have the grains, but it takes it away with these size limitations. Forty percent of the dairy farms in Florida would not qualify for any of the benefits placed under the Kind amendment. Ninety percent of the poultry farms would not qualify as put out by our Commissioner of Agriculture in a letter to the delegation this morning. It is time for some of those environmental groups and sportsmen's groups to pull off the interstate, step out of the Range Rover, get your feet dirty and see what farmers need. Farmers need the ability to continue to produce food and fiber for this Nation.”