Mike Conaway

The U.S. is the third largest importer of sugar in the world, and virtually all of that comes in duty free. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer).

I would point out that that hidden tax that my colleagues are talking about will not be shared with the consumers. It has never been shared with the price of sugar. It goes down. It will simply shift those profits into multinational…

May I inquire how much time is left on both sides. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I would also point out the additional closed plants and jobs lost in the sugar growing industry. U.S.- and foreign-sweetened product manufacturers have announced 100 plant openings, acquisitions, or expansions within the United States over…

I point out that over half of all U.S. sugar processing operations in the United States since 1980 have closed. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Yoho).

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 10 minutes.

Just simply, I support the gentleman's amendment. It is common sense. It allows Alaskans to do a better job of taking care of Alaska, and I trust them to make that happen. Mr. Chairman, I support the gentleman's amendment and urge adoption.

I would like to clarify the Record. Of the 265,000 children that have been mentioned a couple of times, 95 percent of them would in fact maintain access to reduced lunch prices because their families make too much money to qualify for the…

I would like to recognize the fact that this brand-spanking-new program that never had any funding is authorized in the bill for discretionary spending to create the scholarship program that has just been referenced. There was no money…

I would simply say for the record that all of the bill was negotiated--except for the SNAP title--in good faith with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. Not once did they mention anything on many of these issues that were just…

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