On the recordOctober 2, 2001
Tomorrow we will be debating the farm bill; and in that bill is the sugar program, which hurts workers in my district. Since the sugar program has been in effect, employment in the confectionery industry has fallen 11 percent since 1991. The sugar program has contributed to that fall because candymakers in Chicago, in my district, pay more than twice the world market price for sugar. As long as these supports continue and we pay this inordinate amount, we are going to lose employment and employment opportunities. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the Miller-Miller amendment.
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