John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I want to congratulate the members of the Congress from both sides who labored so long in the past 2 years on this…”

“I want to congratulate the members of the Congress from both sides who labored so long in the past 2 years on this legislation-Senator Ellender in the Senate and Congressman Cooley in the House, and the members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees who are with us today, who, against substantial odds, were able to secure the passage of this important piece of legislation which benefits agriculture and the country as a whole.”