Charles W. Stenholm

Mr. Chairman, it is not by accident that this Nation has the most abundant food supply, the best quality of food, the safest food supply, at the lowest cost to our people of any country in the world. It is because our agricultural policy…

I, too, think this is a good amendment. It could be very complementary to the activity that is already going on in the biotechnology community. Since science-based information is required, this is an excellent amendment; and I, too, join…

I cannot believe some Members have the gall to come here and to complain about the sugar industry in the United States. We have 400,000 jobs on the line. There are 400,000 producers. If this amendment passes, they will go out of business…

Mr. Chairman, in Texas, cockfighting is illegal, and several law enforcement organizations say that prohibiting transport to other States will help them crack down on illegal operations. That is our law. I would like to ask a question of…

Reclaiming my time, I would love to see that information because that certainly is contrary to anything that I have seen. Marketing certificates, which I believe this is aimed at limiting, have been around for 14 years. They have been used…

Mr. Chairman, we are now having another demonstration of what has been so frustrating to the House Committee on Agriculture as we have moved to get to this point. We had 60 amendments notified and here we are, none of the Members who felt…

this amendment requires USDA to review the effects that decoupled payments under the Agriculture Market Transition Act have had on the economic viability of farmers and farming infrastructure, especially in areas where conditions limit the…

this amendment authorizes both the Farm Service Agency, FSA, and designated marketing associations of peanut producers that are approved by the Secretary to make marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments. The amendment…

I rise to support the rule. As we have heard, it is essentially a fair rule; and I am grateful to my chairman, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Combest), for requesting such a fair rule. I hope the entire House appreciates the fairness of the…

it is with a great deal of disappointment that I come to the floor today opposing the rule and opposing a fiscally irresponsible bill. I did not want to be here. I have been very supportive of the work my good friend, the gentleman from…

all we were asking was that it be pay-for. Did the gentleman allow pay-fors in this bill?

I conclude my remarks to my colleagues today by saying, please oppose this amendment. It should not even be on this bill. The money he is talking about is in the other bill. That is where we ought to be discussing this. But when you start…

Twenty-five thousand less wool producers. The gentleman is not listening. In 1995, we had 5,000 mohair producers. In the year 2001, we had 1,400. That is a 70 percent reduction. They are gone.

I am often reminded but never more so than this afternoon on this amendment of the late Will Rogers' quote when he said, ``It ain't people's ignorance that bothers me so much, it's them knowing so much that ain't so is the problem.'' That…

I am not standing here today defending the wool and mohair program of 1994. I fought for that then. I believed it was in the best interest. We lost. We lost. It is gone. He keeps talking about what used to be. I am talking about what is…

today the Blue Dog Democrats will unveil our version of what our national energy policy should look like and should be. We believe that most, if not all, of our colleagues will find tremendous interest in a program that creates a balanced…

Mr. Speaker, I support this bill even though I, too, wished we could do more. At the outset, let me recognize the work of the gentleman from Texas (Chairman Combest) and state for the record that I agree with him that American agriculture…

I want to choose my words very carefully today, because tomorrow I may eat them, just as I have heard many statements made on this floor today that I think are going to be eaten. When you govern this country based on political promises and…

I rise in support of this simple motion calling for some truth in advertising and fiscal honesty in the tax bill. While we can have honest differences of opinion about the size and structure of the tax cut, we should all be able to shoot…

as the 4-H program prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary as a national organization, I rise today to honor them and to congratulate the individuals who have made this program a tremendous national success. Let me also add that 4-H…

tonight we Blue Dogs are going to take a few minutes to discuss tomorrow's vote regarding the so-called Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act, and we are going to do our best to explain to all who are listening and to our colleagues and to…

I do not believe the gentleman intentionally misspoke regarding the President's budget and the utilization of Social Security and Medicare trust funds. I know he did not intentionally, and all I say is if the gentleman will carefully…

I, for one, appreciate the gentleman's leadership on this issue, and we as cosponsors of the legislation will look forward to sooner, if not later, getting this legislation on the floor and passed and on the way to the Senate and on to the…

I would advise the majority leader that that is precisely what bothers me about this particular decision this year. Because now we have a tremendous potential problem with dealing with projected surpluses of $5.6 trillion, 70 percent of…

There has been a decision made, apparently by the leadership... to bring forward a major tax bill before we have had an opportunity to have a good bipartisan discussion of the budget?