Political Quotes

“this morning I was very impressed by the comments made by the distinguished Senator from Indiana, Mr. Lugar. At the markup session of our Committee on Agriculture, I had come to that session with a compromise that I was prepared to offer because I thought it would more nearly reflect the programs Congress provided for emergency or economic assistance to farmers in the last two crop-years. We had testimony in our Appropriations Committee from the chief economist and other high-ranking officials at the Department of Agriculture that the situation facing farmers this year is very similar--just as bad--as it was last year and the year before. So the record supports the action being taken by the Congress to respond to this serious economic problem facing agricultural producers around the country. It was the Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee during the last 2 years that had been given the responsibility, under the budget resolution, for writing this disaster or economic assistance program. And we did that. The Congress approved it. It was signed and enacted into law. And the disbursements have been made.”