Earl Blumenauer said "I would hope that we on this floor of both parties, people of disparate philosophical orientations, could agree on one thing: the American public deserves to know the big picture, how much it costs, who is paying, and the impacts of these programs so that we can make the appropriate decisions for agriculture, for the environment, and sound economic policy. I understand there may be some question as to the acceptability of this amendment, that it may be subject to a point of order and I respect that, and I will be willing to withdraw my amendment. But I hope that we can work with the members of this subcommittee to be able to work to make sure that we have the information available to protect the environment, to provide sound agricultural policy, and be able to deal with our trade responsibilities in the international arena." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 11, 2001

I would hope that we on this floor of both parties, people of disparate philosophical orientations, could agree on one thing: the American public deserves to know the big picture, how much it costs, who is paying, and the impacts of these programs so that we can make the appropriate decisions for agriculture, for the environment, and sound economic policy. I understand there may be some question as to the acceptability of this amendment, that it may be subject to a point of order and I respect that, and I will be willing to withdraw my amendment. But I hope that we can work with the members of this subcommittee to be able to work to make sure that we have the information available to protect the environment, to provide sound agricultural policy, and be able to deal with our trade responsibilities in the international arena.

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Earl Blumenauer

Democratic · Oregon

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for transparency in agricultural and environmental policy.

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