Byron Dorgan: “I do not want that to pass. We have an Agriculture Secretary, former Congressman Dan Glickman, who comes from Kansas…”

“I do not want that to pass. We have an Agriculture Secretary, former Congressman Dan Glickman, who comes from Kansas, who was confirmed with unanimous support. He knows agriculture and had served on the House Agriculture Committee. He knows it very well. He is a strong advocate for family farmers, as is the President. In fact, because I was part of the budget negotiations, Senator Exon and I were involved in many of the negotiations, some at the White House. I have seen the President's reaction weighing in on the agriculture issues. He very much wants there to be a safety net or a farm program that helps family-size farms in this country. He hired and appointed an Agriculture Secretary who believes that very strongly. I do not want the moment to go and let someone listening say, 'Well, gee, they said nobody down at the White House cares.' Secretary Glickman, I think, is a terrific Secretary of Agriculture, selected by this President, representing this President, to try to get a better farm program. Hopefully, all of us can work together. There will be no solution to the problem without Secretary Glickman and President Clinton's active involvement.”