Bob Bennett

Sixty-four percent of the State is managed by the Federal Government.

I would very much appreciate it if you would sit down with Secretary Veneman and consider all of the issues confronting the lamb industry.

None of them live in Utah.

You cannot repeal the law of supply and demand.

I have come down from the lofty area of talking about the overall economic circumstance to taking care of my own constituents.

Get back to me on that. Thank you.

How can we make sure that the counties in this kind of a situation will be able to maintain safe drinking water?

Your budget proposes to reduce the Water and Waste Disposal Grant program by approximately $245 million.

Is there any coincidence or coordination between the fact that Chairman of this subcommittee is no longer from Mississippi?

I am sure it will come as no surprise to you that since assuming this position, I have heard from a lot of folks about MDUFMA, the Medical Device User Fee.

This is not the focus of the Department of Agriculture, but this is a distribution problem, not a production problem.

The leader reminded us that this is the 58th anniversary of VE Day, which makes me feel a little old because I remember VE Day.

Thank you very much. Again, completely anecdotal, but I am aware of a woman who had very serious obesity problems...

Does it really make sense in terms of national policy for the Federal Government and the Federal taxpayer to be keeping excess capacity in place in this particular part of the economy to the tune of subsidizing bad credit risks at the rate…

Unless the White House calls, we don't want to be interrupted.

If we should amend the law to allow self-certification, do you think that would be adequate to achieve the goals that we are looking for here?

I guess we should ask you that, or Dr. Murano.

Thank you. That is a clear explanation of where we are and obviously the determination will have to be made by this subcommittee as to where we go.

We have not solved the war on hunger in this country, not because we do not have the production capability to do so.

I also want to thank my colleague, Senator Stevens, the chairman of the full committee, for his contribution today.

The loans are targeted in part to beginning farmers, minority farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers.

The subcommittee will come to order. I apologize to our witnesses and to those who have come to hear them for the fact that we are a bit late.

There is a constant day-in and day-out sense of the overwhelming presence of the Federal Government.

a 12- to 13-percent default rate would not be considered progress.

Congress made the law. Congress can unmake the law.