Political Quotes

“I hold in my hand the Congressional Record of both February and June of last year where the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Smith) addresses this very item; and yet we are still talking about helping bankrupt farmers, possibly having the tools they need to get back to the table with their creditors. Sure, all this other stuff we are talking about, global and marketing and how we can help the farmer, what about now? Why are we still delaying this? I hope to see the improvements enacted into law that the gentleman talked about, Mr. Speaker. While we are waiting, farmers do not even have the protections in current law. We cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good. If Congress later passes a bill that improves Chapter 12, so much the better; but we need the protections of current law now. Adopting this and making Chapter 12 permanent will not prevent us from improving it later.”