Earl Blumenauer said "I thank the gentleman for yielding. I appreciate that. It has been fun working with Congresswoman Pingree, with my friend Ron Kind, looking at these programs over the years. There is a great essay written by Marion Nestle, an author, a professor of nutrition at NYU, and the title of the essay is ``The Farm Bill Drove Me Insane.'' As she tried to actually teach a class about the farm bill to graduate students, she dove into it and found that it was just hopelessly complex. What I appreciate about working with the gentlewoman from Maine and the gentleman from Wisconsin is it doesn't have to be that complex. We ought to be able to strip this away, have a full and honest debate, and get to the basics that make the most difference for the American public. Hopefully this thing will collapse, and we will have some time this year to work on it and make it better." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 16, 2018

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I appreciate that. It has been fun working with Congresswoman Pingree, with my friend Ron Kind, looking at these programs over the years. There is a great essay written by Marion Nestle, an author, a professor of nutrition at NYU, and the title of the essay is ``The Farm Bill Drove Me Insane.'' As she tried to actually teach a class about the farm bill to graduate students, she dove into it and found that it was just hopelessly complex. What I appreciate about working with the gentlewoman from Maine and the gentleman from Wisconsin is it doesn't have to be that complex. We ought to be able to strip this away, have a full and honest debate, and get to the basics that make the most difference for the American public. Hopefully this thing will collapse, and we will have some time this year to work on it and make it better.

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Earl Blumenauer

Democratic · Oregon

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