May 8, 2003
If we ever did allow rural America to shrivel up and blow away, we would pay a very significant price for that.
Bob Bennett
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Bob Bennett is a former Republican U.S. Senator from Utah, who served from 1993 to 2011. He was the first Utah senator to be elected to three consecutive terms. During his time in office, Bennett was known for his moderate stance on various issues, including healthcare and fiscal responsibility. He played a significant role in the Senate Appropriations Committee and was involved in efforts to reform the U.S. healthcare system. Bennett was defeated in the 2010 Republican primary, which marked the end of his political career in the Senate. He has remained active in political discussions and has contributed to various policy initiatives since leaving office.
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May 8, 2003
People who live in rural areas are smarter than people who live in urban areas think they are
May 8, 2003
Mr. Dorr, access to these kinds of markets, would that not go a long way towards producing the sort of rural development that you are currently concerned about?
May 8, 2003
We could solve many of the problems in rural America of oversupply and thereby the requirement for Federal subsidy, if we could open up these markets.
May 8, 2003
Is there not really enough food being produced worldwide to feed everybody on the production side, and the difficulty is distribution?
May 8, 2003
This is not the focus of the Department of Agriculture, but this is a distribution problem, not a production problem.
May 8, 2003
The Russians used to be able to raise every bit as much wheat as they needed, and it rotted at the railhead because they did not have a distribution system.
May 8, 2003
We have not solved the war on hunger in this country, not because we do not have the production capability to do so.
May 8, 2003
I think being the United States, being the most wealthy and number one country in this world, we probably should have a responsibility for trying to stamp out hunger in the world.
May 8, 2003
You are making an assumption about me from my questions, but you are probably right.
May 8, 2003
The picture I am getting is that the Federal Government is doing everything it can to sustain people in an uneconomic activity.
May 8, 2003
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…
May 8, 2003
Sometime when we are not under this kind of pressure, I will have to have you explain to me why that is a good idea.
May 8, 2003
The loans are targeted in part to beginning farmers, minority farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers.
May 8, 2003
Making it impenetrable for the non-informed to have any idea as to what you are doing.
May 8, 2003
I apologize to our witnesses for the fact that we are here on a Friday when many would rather be out on a golf course, but it is raining so you might as well be in here where it is dry.
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