Political Quotes

“The farming business is just as competitive as any other business. But let's go back and think a little bit. You have 2 years here: 2001 and 2002. You also have a section in this bill that deals with CRP. But I am going to make sure that something gets to the President of the United States. That is what I am going to do. I may end up supporting both of them. Somewhere in the middle we will come up with a disaster package that provides the right kind of assistance to the people who have had actual losses. That is what is important. It is not one or the other. We were operating under a different bill the last 2 or 3 years that the Senator from North Dakota was referring to, completely different. There is no question in my mind that we are looking at a year now or a Congress now where we are going to have to take a look at risk management and how we manage our risk. I am pragmatic. I do not want to mislead my people in the State of Montana who are going into their 6th year of drought. We know what it is all about. So I will probably support both amendments.”