[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H976]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INDUSTRY

  (Mr. CALVERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, the rumor going around the California 
agricultural community is that USDA Secretary Dan Glickman is out to 
ruin California's multibillion-dollar-a-year fruit and vegetable 
industry.
  Why would Secretary Glickman want to destroy California's 
Agricultural industry? Only he knows.
  Bill Clinton will get the blame--conventional wisdom says this is a 
no brainer--costing Clinton the November election.
  An independent study by University of California, Riverside, Boston 
University, Cornell University, and Oregon State University states that 
USDA has not used good science.
  Allowing pest ridden Mexican avocados into the United States is a 
recipe for disaster. They will bring in fruit flies, stem borers and 
seed weevils. The invasion of these pests will destroy California's 
crops for generations to come.
  Secretary Glickman, use common sense. Don't allow pest ridden Mexican 
avocados into our country. It is bad policy, based on bad science.

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