[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 29, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H1503]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
THE FARM BILL SAVES MONEY
(Mr. WOODALL asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I represent the northeastern suburbs of
Atlanta, but I voted in favor of a large farm bill today. We don't have
too many farmers in our district, but we have folks who care about
their children and their grandchildren and moving this country away
from debt and back towards prosperity.
I serve on the Budget Committee, and in my 3 years in this body, I
have never been able to send a bill to the President that changes
mandatory spending in the direction of savings as large as this bill
does that we did today, over $3 billion in the first year.
Mr. Speaker, the American people are tired of broken promises, and
they are tired of folks who promise the Moon and can't deliver. Today
we took a small step in the right direction, and you will see me back
here tomorrow looking for one more.
I was proud to vote in favor of the farm bill today.
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