Political Quotes

“As I mentioned, the States are charged under the regulations with enforcing these new regulations. The people at the local level in the State departments of agriculture will be charged with the day-to-day responsibilities for implementing these regulations. This group itself is against these regulations. I have a letter that I will put in the Record to illustrate the seriousness of this situation, and how it is viewed by the States and those who will be called upon to carry out these things on a daily basis. At their annual mid-year meeting the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, representing all 50 States and four territories, unanimously approved a resolution asking the administration to delay enforcement implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency's new Worker Protection Standard for agricultural pesticides. They asked that this be delayed until October 23, 1995. The details of their concerns are expressed very well in a letter dated February 27, which has been signed by almost all of the members of this association who were attending this meeting. Over 40 state commissioners of agriculture, or whatever other title they have, signed this letter. It very clearly asks that this be considered a matter--I will use their phrase--``of utmost urgency'' that the administration act to delay the enforcement of these standards.”