Tom Harkin actually said...

If farmers do the work, the conservation work, to earn up to the $3.773 billion, then they should not be denied access to that money.

Senator Harkin asserts that farmers should access funds if they meet program requirements.

05/08/2003

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Thank you very much, Dr. Penn.

I think we have been fairly indulgent on this.

It would not be acceptable for a commodity program to do that, and it should not be acceptable for this kind of commodity program.

I just am hoping that you do have a revision of these rules.