[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      REFORM IN THE SUGAR PROGRAM

  (Mr. MILLER of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, today the Committee on 
Agriculture begins markup of the 1995 farm bill. I am concerned that 
the Committee on Agriculture is trading real reform in some commodity 
programs in exchange for no reform in the sugar program.
  The proposal put forth by the sugar growers, which the committee 
intends to adopt, is not real reform. It continues a big Government 
program that forces the American consumer to pay double the world price 
for sugar. The sugar program will continue to cost American consumers 
$1.4 billion every year and continue to add $90 million to our deficit 
every year.
  The Republican Party is committed to putting every program except 
Social Security on the table, and we want to have the right to debate 
the sugar program. Chairman Roberts is an honorable man and I trust he 
will keep his word to me and permit debate and vote on the sugar 
program.
  Mr. Speaker, my bill to repeal the sugar program has 104 cosponsors, 
Democrats and Republicans. My bill to repeal the sugar program is real 
reform. The House has not considered the program since 1990. If we do 
not get a chance this year, it will be 2002 before we get a chance.

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