Rod Grams: “tonight I am pleased that an amendment by Senator Feingold and I, which we intended to offer, has now been accepted in…”

“tonight I am pleased that an amendment by Senator Feingold and I, which we intended to offer, has now been accepted in modified form. Because this issue is so important to my State, I wanted to take some time to briefly review why I offered the amendment and why this amendment is requiring a study of the Northeast Dairy Compact. My amendment is straightforward and is noncontroversial. It simply requires the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report the economic impacts of the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact. The focus of this amendment is to examine the impact of the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact on food nutrition programs and on the entire Nation's dairy industry. This amendment will help protect senior citizens, children, and the most needy among us. This amendment helps all who rely on food stamps, the School Lunch Program, the Summer Food Service Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Special Milk Program, the School Breakfast Program, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, as well as dairy producers in 44 States.”