Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I, for the life of me, cannot understand why the gentleman would want to introduce an amendment like this. It is not going to save any money. The Department of Agriculture is perfectly content with operating the program at $610 a ton. That is a floor, it is not a ceiling. Mr. Chairman, I would say to my colleagues I think this is a very mischievous amendment. It actually probably will not have any legal effect if it passes because of the way it is written. But it is a hoax to tell the American housewife that if we vote for this amendment, that they are going to save anything on the price of peanuts at the grocery store. This will go into the pockets of the companies that manufacture candy. Candy manufacturers are worried about only two things: the cheap sugar and cheap peanuts. We could give peanuts to candy manufacturers, and do you think they would drop a nickel or a dime off the cost of a candy bar? Absolutely not. This amendment does not relate to the peanut program because it does not even understand how the peanuts program works. I urge my colleagues in the House, vote 'no' on this amendment.”