[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 71 (Thursday, June 9, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: June 9, 1994]
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                        NORTHEAST DAIRY COMPACT

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                        HON. BARBARA B. KENNELLY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 9, 1994

  Mrs. KENNELLY. Mr. Speaker, I join together with several of my 
colleagues from New England to introduce the Northeast interstate dairy 
compact. This compact was approved by all six New England legislatures 
and will now move toward formal approval by the Congress, as required 
by the Constitution.
  The Northeast dairy compact will provide the opportunity to stabilize 
the dairy industry in the Northeast through interstate cooperation, at 
no cost to the Federal Government. For many years our country's 
agriculture strength has declined. I am hopeful that this compact will 
bring stability to the region's dairy industry, and therefore provide a 
model for the rest of the Nation. Let us remember that our Nation was 
built on the foundation of a strong agriculture and it is important 
that we maintain that important agricultural base as we move into the 
next century.
  I am hopeful that this compact will allow the dairy industry and 
consumers to work together through the participating States commissions 
to forge a partnership that maintains stable prices for the farmer, 
processor, and consumer.

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