[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 29, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1916]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   ONE MORE SPECIAL INTEREST RIP-OFF

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Question: How many Federal directors does it take to run 
the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center? Answer: Nine.
  Now, if this sounds like a bad joke, it is, and once again the joke 
is on the American taxpayer, because this sheep center is going to cost 
American taxpayers at least $20 million, maybe $50 million, and it is 
run by the very industries that it benefits.
  Now, what is it supposed to do? Typical mumbo-jumbo. Listen: Promote 
strategic development activities and collaborative efforts; to maximize 
the impact of Federal assistance to strengthen and enhance the 
production and marketing; infrastructure development and on and on. 
Well, it gets my goat, that is for sure.
  This is one more special interest rip-off that uses taxpayer dollars 
to do what corporate America should do for itself, and so the taxpayers 
keep getting fleeced.
  Mr. Speaker, I am introducing a bill to eliminate this bad program. 
Let us end this ridiculous bit of shear nonsense.

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