Political Quotes

“Let me point out that under the farm bill there is a prescribed mandate for $90 million of funds to be allocated for this program. So unlike previous years, this is not a discretionary program any longer. The reforms that were made sought to address the complaints that had been made about corporate welfare and all the other allegations in previous years, but those no longer lie against the program as it is operated now. Only trade associations and small businesses are entitled to funds under this program. They are allocated by the Foreign Agriculture Service. They help break down barriers to U.S. exports. They provide us access to markets that we would not have otherwise. They are good for American jobs, the American economy. They help us export more of what we produce on our farms and in our factories in foodstuffs and the like. All the testimony shows that this program is very helpful and needed, and I urge Senators to vote yea on the motion to table.”