Political Quotes

“let me compliment and thank my friend from North Dakota. No one has worked harder or spoken more eloquently in support of the small family farm than the Senator from North Dakota. How well I understand what he is going through. We heard on this floor yesterday afternoon that we are getting ready to spend money for ``emergencies,'' but we ought to give a tax break. What is an emergency? Farmers, the Senator said. We should have known there would be a drought or there would be too much water. We ought to have put money in the budget for it. ``Emergency'' is something that is on occasion. We cannot anticipate an emergency. We can't do that. But a tax break is in perpetuity. It goes on forever. Emergency is one time. So we try to cover up by accelerating the payments under Freedom to Farm. I voted against the North American Free Trade Agreement, one of seven in this body. It is awfully hard to get a Senator with something on his mind, with a philosophy that never looks in the future. The future is now at hand on that vote on the North American Free Trade Agreement when we are being flooded not only with farm products but wool and everything else relating to our people trying to make suits, pants and so forth in the textile business. It is driving our people out of this country. The Senator is absolutely correct, we need that safety net for our farmers. I have sat on too many front porches of farm families.…”