Political Quotes

“Nobody talked about this on the floor, drawing the veil over this information. It was inserted without public hearings, without debate, and will have serious oversight ramifications on how we manage these programs. Nineteen congressional districts in the country will get about half the money. They make out grandly. But States with strong agricultural communities will continue to be shortchanged. Congress could have done a better job for the environment, could have concentrated the help on the majority of farmers who are shortchanged to help them and their communities. Small- and medium-sized farmers will continue to be squeezed away. If we pass this bill, do not sustain the veto, we will continue to have large operations squeezing out small and medium-sized operations. If we can't muster reform with these record high prices, we probably never will. The President was right to veto it. I strongly urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support him and go back and do it right.”