Charles W. Stenholm: “I do not disagree with that. My concern or my opposition to what the gentleman, both gentlemen are attempting to do…”

“I do not disagree with that. My concern or my opposition to what the gentleman, both gentlemen are attempting to do, lies in the fact that nearly 50 percent of Western lands are owned by the Federal Government. Fully 50 percent of the Nation's marketable lands, 20 percent of the calves go to feed lots or are raised in Western public States. My concern is that we do not disrupt normal marketing arrangements, normal business practices in something as significant to the cattle industry as these areas are. If I were convinced, as the gentleman is convinced, and the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Klug] is convinced and others are convinced, that there is an unfair subsidy, I would not be standing here arguing that. I am of the opinion there is not an unfair subsidy. I disagree with those that have come to different conclusions. That is my concern and why I am participating in opposing the gentleman's amendment and the Klug amendment.”