Thad Cochran actually said...

I think the statistics that we have show that this has increased by 30 percent, just in the last 20 years.

Senator Cochran refers to the rise in premature births as a significant issue.

03/19/2007

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If enacted, cap-and-trade legislation is likely to result in higher costs for fertilizer and other inputs.

I also want to highlight the fact that production agriculture views the farm bill as a multi-year commitment from the government.

Mr. Secretary, I commend you for working aggressively to implement the 2008 farm bill.

I am concerned about your recent comments suggesting that agriculture may benefit from cap-and-trade offsets.