[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 10, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 10, 1994]
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         SHEEP PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ACT OF 1994

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I rise today to speak on behalf of the 
Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1994, and the ability 
of wool producers to market their product in the United States and 
around the world.
  One year ago, a majority of this body voted to abolish the Wool 
support system over the next two years, a system that was established 
almost 50 years ago. However, I did not vote in favor of that 
provision. Congress left our wool producers high and dry in funding to 
promote the many products that are derived from sheep.
  What the producers are asking of us is the ability to develop a 
legislative measure that will allow them a way to collect funds, from 
their own pockets, to promote the sheep and wool industry. The men and 
women that raise and market sheep are not asking for a hand out, they 
are asking for Congress's support in establishing a board that will 
allow them the chance to compete on a field that is sometimes slanted 
against them.
  In Montana, where we have 2,900 farms and ranches that are in the 
sheep and wool producing industry, there is a concern about the ability 
to remain a viable and active industry. I ask you to support these 
families and give them the chance to compete with the world market by 
providing them the opportunity to establish this board for the future 
of the Wool industry.
  Thank you, Mr. President.

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