One of the concerns we have heard throughout a lot of the discussion is the fact that there are payments being made for doing nothing. There are no marketing loan payments being made for doing nothing. A farmer has to produce. The cotton has to be produced, the cotton has got to move into the marketplace, and as the gentleman from Massachusetts said in his statement, there has been no cost for the program. The program is working.
Discussing the effectiveness of agricultural payment programs during a House floor debate.
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