Dick Lugar: “I oppose the Harkin amendment on the basis that it is likely to confuse interpretation of the contract issue. It is a…”

“I oppose the Harkin amendment on the basis that it is likely to confuse interpretation of the contract issue. It is a narrow issue we are discussing. The amendment offered by the distinguished chairman of the committee is a narrow issue. On balance, it appears to me to be unnecessary and redundant. It is opposed by a host of livestock and poultry organizations for those reasons. I cited a letter from many of them with regard to a number of competitive issues that are in the bill, and this one in particular. For these reasons, I suggest a ``no'' vote on this amendment.”