[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 67 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5367-S5368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         FOOD STAMPS AND ISTEA

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I was listening to the debate on the House 
floor. They are debating the agricultural bill which has the food stamp

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provision and the crop insurance in it. There is an amendment pending 
over there that would strip out the food stamps.
  The reason I want to take this time on the floor is because I heard 
some comments made on the House floor that they could pass that by the 
conference report, strip out the food stamps, send it over to the 
Senate, and we would pass it today and they could send it down to the 
President.
  I want Members to know right now we had a vote here, 92-8, on that 
bill to keep the food stamps for immigrants, to keep the crop insurance 
and the agriculture research altogether. In fact, there was a 77-23 
vote on a Gramm of Texas motion to recommit--77-23.
  Let me make another statement, Mr. President. If that action takes 
place in the House, I can see no way that ISTEA could ever be passed 
here this afternoon before we go home on break.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maine.
  Ms. SNOWE. Thank you, Mr. President.

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