While I am pleased with the overall agriculture reforms in the underlying bill, I am disappointed that our efforts regarding real dairy reform have not succeeded at this point. I do understand the intense, and oftentimes, rigid regional conflicts these proposed dairy reforms typically generate in the Senate. Although I would have preferred comprehensive reform of the class I differential as well, I believe the milk marketing order reforms the chairman has just outlined would have provided a major step toward assuring a more market-oriented system. Will the chairman give his assurance that, in conference with the House, he will work toward adoption of milk marketing order reforms?
Rod Grams: “While I am pleased with the overall agriculture reforms in the underlying bill, I am disappointed that our efforts…”
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Discussing dairy reform efforts during a debate on agriculture reforms.
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