David Obey: “Let me simply ask the gentleman, outside of the fact that his State…”

On the recordJune 23, 1998

Let me simply ask the gentleman, outside of the fact that his State has 31 Members in this House and our State has 9, is there any other reason why his farmers should be required by law to receive $2 for every 100 pounds of fluid milk, $2 more for every hundred pounds of milk than my farmers are allowed to receive under the law? Does the gentleman not believe that the market should determine what the price is rather than which State has the most votes on the floor of the House?

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David Obey

Wisconsin

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Questioning the fairness of milk pricing laws during a debate.

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David Obey: “Let me simply ask the gentleman, outside of the fact that his State has 31 Members in this House and our State has 9, is…”

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