But, again, this is something that has just been brought to my attention, and we would be happy to look into it and see what we can find in that regard and try to achieve some specificity in terms of how the dollars are going to be spent, if indeed we can do that. That, of course, is up to the chairman of the subcommittee, but I would certainly stand willing to work with the gentleman to try to find the right formula and the right dollars that he has to squeeze out of an already-tight process to do something in this area, because I think what the gentleman from New Jersey is proposing is worthwhile.
On the recordJuly 14, 2003
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Discussing the farm bill and the allocation of funds during a House floor debate.
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