Political Quotes

“some 1,500 different crops are grown in the United States of America. The Department of Agriculture gives 60 of those 1,500 crops special treatment. For those crops, those 60 crops, we have many programs, including the Crop Insurance Program. The purpose of my amendment today is to delete one crop from that list. The crop I am speaking of is tobacco. Why would I single out tobacco of all the things grown in America? Because tobacco is not like any other agricultural product. It is neither food nor fiber. It is in fact the only legal product sold in the United States which, when used according to manufacturers directions, will kill you. Tobacco is not just another agricultural crop. My friends who will stand today in defense of tobacco and its programs will speak at great length about equity and fairness. Let me tell you about the equity and fairness of tobacco. At this very moment there are young people who are listening to this debate. They have a vested interest in this debate. Each year the tobacco companies, with this tobacco product, have to lure these children into a lifetime addiction that will kill 1 out of 3. Each day in the United States 3,000 children start smoking for the first time. Think about it, parents of America. Think about it.…”