Dick Lugar

the Indianapolis Indians professional baseball team has been an important institution in my life from the time that my dad, Marvin Lugar, took me to Indians' games in the 1940s. Those of us in Indiana who revere the Indianapolis Indians…

I commend to the Senate this morning an amendment that I believe will make a historic difference in American security, and it is our security we are talking about, the security of Americans, who would like relief from the possibilities of…

when Chechen rebels placed a 30-pound package of radioactive material in a Moscow park last November, it marked the first act of nuclear terrorism in the post-cold-war era. Although the container was not equipped with the explosives needed…

as Bob Dole leaves the U.S. Senate today, we are participating in a celebration unlike anything we have witnessed in the Senate for many years, and are unlikely to see again in this century. The abundant flow of affection in the midst of…

the visit to Washington of Lech Walesa, the former President of Poland, and the introduction of the NATO Participation Act on the floor of the Senate, suggests that it is time for the Senate to begin to seriously consider the future of the…

the bill before us today amends the National School Lunch Act to provide greater flexibility to school food service authorities to meet the USDA dietary guidelines for Americans. It is a positive step in providing healthy meals for our…

during my campaign for reelection in 1994, a number of Indiana papers published articles describing the fourth-term jinx that had afflicted Indiana Senators and speculating whether I would be fortunate enough to overcome that jinx…

section 193(a)(2) of this bill is intended to allow delinkage of the purchase of catastrophic crop insurance for all crops including forage harvested in 1996 and beyond. Producers of forage crops harvested in 1996 should be able to…

Yesterday in the beginning of the debate on the farm bill conference report, much of the debate centered upon title I, which is the Agricultural Market Transition Program. And, indeed, this is an extraordinarily important title for…

Yes; I would agree that the conferees intended for this language not to restrict FCIC authority to implement the revenue insurance pilot program authorized by this Act.

I would inform the chairman that H.R. 2854 requires that the Secretary of Agriculture, within 45 days of enactment, offer market transition contracts available to eligible producers. These contracts must not be further delayed, or they…

I believe that this conference report is the most environmentally responsive and responsible farm legislation in our Nation's history. The Conference agreement makes several common-sense updates to the 'swampbuster' compliance requirements…

let me say in partial response to my distinguished friend from Nebraska, I appreciate his gracious comment, even though he is in opposition. I agree with him when he points out that farmers who are 57 years of age and older will find this…

I point out that these Senators, Senator Coverdell and Senator Cochran, are distinguished members of the Agriculture Committee and have contributed substantially to the legislation we have before the Senate. I point out, Mr. President…

it is a privilege to bring before the Senate H.R. 2854, the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act. The farm bill that we are to pass after this debate will make the most sweeping changes in agricultural policy since the days of…

Two elements of the amendment offered by the distinguished Senator from Iowa are costly provisions. I think Senators need to understand that there are expenses attached which the taxpayers would have if the amendments were to be adopted…

I thank all Senators for prompt consideration of the farm bill. I think we have an excellent bill. I had wanted to go to the conference with the House and hopefully expedite decisionmaking for farmers throughout the country. I thank my…

The negotiations have yielded reform in milk marketing orders in three fundamental ways. First, the reforms would have mandated a reduction in the number of orders, with a consolidation plan to be decided by the end of 1998 and implemented…

It seems reasonable for the United States to consider providing funding for a credible study, in light of commitments from the United Kingdom and New Zealand, and I would urge the USDA to look seriously at doing so.

The Senator is correct, it is the intent of the substitute that all tenants and sharecroppers must be treated fairly and equitably in the division of payments under the bill.

Senator Santorum has proposed a farmland protection program, for which $35 million would be devoted. It would authorize the Commodity Credit Purchase Corporation conservation easements of not less than 170,000, not more than 340,000 acres…

I will summarize the case for freedom to farm which, as a matter of fact, is going to mean much greater flexibility and freedom to farmers and provide really the greatest degree of safety over a 7-year period of time. Senators on the other…

I will just simply say, in my judgment, the great fear of those who have been in supply controls throughout this time of the New Deal onward has been a fear of planting too much. It is a strange argument today to argue that somehow farmers…

I say, with relation to the current amendment, that no one disputes the need for good nutrition, but the amendment obviously opens the door for food stamp recipients to spend scarce food dollars on items other than food. There is no…

let us take the situation of a farmer in America who has land. This is a basic asset for that farmer. Certainly, as common-sense rules, the farmer will plant a crop on the land or attempt to use the land to obtain income. Certainly it is…