On the recordFebruary 28, 1996
In my own district in Texas, the majority of the farmers do not own the land they farm. This differs from many parts of our Nation, and in the past 4 weeks, while I was traveling in my district, the primary concern was whether this legislation provides a strong enough safeguard for the tenant farmer in receiving his or her share of the payment. Repeatedly I was asked what prevents the nonfarming landowner from not leasing the land for farming purposes and having the landowner receive the payments under this bill even though no farming takes place on the land. And, second, what assures the farmer that he will obtain his share of the payment?
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