Angie Craig: “What I have recognized in my years of involvement with this issue is that the producing side of the sugar industry is…”

“What I have recognized in my years of involvement with this issue is that the producing side of the sugar industry is very willing to create a dynamic program that does not cost the American taxpayer any money, creates a stability of price both at the farm level and also at the manufacturing level and, ultimately, the consumer level. That has been the historic pattern of a sugar policy, except for just the last 2 years. In fact, over the course of the last decade, this program has not cost the American taxpayer any money. It has returned money to the Treasury of the United States. In fact, it has made money for taxpayers. The program of acquiring from the market, holding, and ultimately entering the market with the product has served us well. There is now a large supply of sugar worldwide, including in the United States. Some have argued that if you kill the program, down comes the price and the consumer benefits. Ironically, that just isn't true.”