J. Exon: “I think it is a tragedy of major proportions. I would simply say…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 1996

I think it is a tragedy of major proportions. I would simply say, there are those of us who feel we should stay in session for lots of reasons, not the least of which is to pass a farm bill. If we cannot come to some kind of an agreement, I hope the majority leader will simply call up the farm bill for discussion, debate it on the floor of the U.S. Senate, pass something, and send it to the President and see if he will sign it. The President, I might add, has been very supportive of the position for funding of agriculture that this Senator, as the lead Democrat on the Budget Committee, has been for a long, long time. We have a profarm advocate sitting at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the President of the United States of America. We should continue to build and work with him. The various moves that have been made with regard to the Freedom To Farm Act that I do not agree with I will not vote for.

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J. Exon

Democratic · Nebraska

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Discussing the breakdown of bipartisan support for farm policy and the need for a farm bill.

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J. Exon: “I think it is a tragedy of major proportions. I would simply say, there are those of us who feel we should stay in…”

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