Doug Bereuter: “despite this Member's very strong reservations about the fundamental lack of necessary policy reforms in the overall…”

“despite this Member's very strong reservations about the fundamental lack of necessary policy reforms in the overall bill, he rises in strong support of Title III of H.R. 2646, the Farm Security Act of 2001. Since Nebraska's 1st Congressional District's economy relies heavily on agriculture-related trade, the export and humanitarian programs authorized in Title III impact this Member's district more directly than perhaps any other provisions passed in this body. Also, this Member would remind his colleagues that these programs impact many Americans as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that for every $1 generated by agriculture exports, an additional $1.30 is generated through export-related activities. Therefore, this Member would like to thank the distinguished Chairmen and Ranking Minority Members of the House Agriculture and International Relations Committee (Mr. Combest, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Lantos). In addition, this Member would like to thank the distinguished gentlelady from Missouri (Mrs. Emerson) for her unwavering support for the George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.”