James T. Callahan: “Mr. Chairman, I rose a few weeks ago before we went on recess to give indication that I had a very serious problem with…”

“Mr. Chairman, I rose a few weeks ago before we went on recess to give indication that I had a very serious problem with the Customs Department regarding a ruling that had to do with soft lumber from Canada. I told the Customs Department that unless some action were taken, either yes or no, that I intended to offer an amendment reducing their appropriation. Mr. Chairman, I am happy to tell those of my colleagues, especially the members of the Forestry 2000, who incidentally very generously had agreed each to give me 5 minutes to talk about the demerits of this bill unless Customs did something, so I was intending to speak for 8 hours on this bill, and thanks to the wisdom of the Customs Department who issued the ruling that very same day, no longer will my colleagues be subjected to that misfortune of having to listen to me for 8 hours. So, as a result of Customs' brilliance and as a result of their decision, I am happy to tell my colleagues that I now support the bill, and I would urge my colleagues at the appropriate time to vote in favor of this bill.”