Henry Bonilla: “Well, the program was proposed by one of the gentleman's colleagues from New York, and that is why I am asking a…”

“Well, the program was proposed by one of the gentleman's colleagues from New York, and that is why I am asking a question. It is a hardship that exists on apple growers in New York and in other parts of the country that is in this bill. It is not an emergency line item either. I am just trying to draw the comparison that hardships exist in different parts of the country and it is interesting that the gentleman does not oppose the $150 million apple line item in here, and there was money for apple producers last year as well. So there are continuing programs on occasion that do help producers that are doing all they can to pay their bills back home that are not part of permanent law. The Wool Act, as the gentleman knows, was eliminated several years ago, I believe it was 6 years ago, and is not in permanent law. The program that the gentleman is trying to remove from the bill today is one that is not permanent law either. We are just trying to assist producers out there now that have gone through some very difficult times.”