John Parker Sweeney: “This is a man who will not sign his name to a single trade agreement that does not include worker protections and…”

I would suggest, Mr. Peterson, that people who are rescuing horses have a different mindset and intent than those who are slaughtering for human consumption.

Reclaiming my time, let me conclude by saying that I agree the purposes of this amendment are quite noble and that we as a body and as an institution should be promoting the ideas of reform and we should be intolerant and frustrated, but…

I do so in opposition to this amendment which I understand takes part of the program and makes it available into the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. The problem with that is that this adds an unneeded complication to the administration…

I thank the chairman. I also should point out that the chairman has worked very hard with all of us, both last year and this year, to make this a reality.