Herb Kohl actually said...

I have some concerns about the delivery of many of the programs available to support the farm sector.

We must remember that much of Rural America did not share in all the prosperity that the rest of the Nation enjoyed over the past decade.

Wisconsin dairy farmers, for example, face record low prices, increasing costs, and this market squeeze is devastating.

I would like to offer a very warm welcome to Senator Bennett as he assumes his responsibilities as chairman of this subcommittee.