Norvell Emerson: “If soft money is so corrupting, why then does the gentleman allow any soft money to be legal in this bill?”

I want to thank the Speaker of the House for his graciousness in letting us bring this bill to the floor for debate tonight. And speaking of the leadership in the House, I thought it would be important to all my colleagues for a little…

I do not think that the current farm bill or the newly written Farm Security Act, while substantially increasing the funds for rural development, quite frankly, they do not go far enough. As one who represents the largest district…

I am going to address specifically the issue of drug reimportation. Let me say from the outset that I do not think that there is any colleague of mine who believes that reimportation is the only way that we bring lower-cost prescription…

Following the section that he read, there is then language that gives the Secretary very broad discretion in adding countries as she, or he in the future, whatever, may desire, subject to safety standards.