Frank Lucas: “Fiscal year 1998 ends in 3 days, and President Clinton has let cob webs grow on the Export Enhancement Program. Yes, as…”

“Fiscal year 1998 ends in 3 days, and President Clinton has let cob webs grow on the Export Enhancement Program. Yes, as our farmer constituents struggle through one of the most devastating downturns in commodity prices our country has seen, our President has sat on $150 million that could have been and should have been utilized to prevent the loss of markets in wheat, wheat flour, vegetable oil, and other commodities. The 1996 farm bill made over $1.5 billion available for EEP, and this administration has used it to move some frozen chickens and some barley. They should be ashamed. This administration's trade policy should be called promises made, promises broken. Understanding the need to open new markets for our commodities, the President has promised to utilize EEP to its fullest. This is a promise he has not kept.”