[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18301]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



        URGING SUPPORT FOR MILLER/MILLER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2646

  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, tomorrow we will be debating 
the farm bill; and in that bill is the sugar program, which hurts 
workers in my district.
  Since the sugar program has been in effect, employment in the 
confectionery industry has fallen 11 percent since 1991. The sugar 
program has contributed to that fall because candymakers in Chicago, in 
my district, pay more than twice the world market price for sugar. As 
long as these supports continue and we pay this inordinate amount, we 
are going to lose employment and employment opportunities.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the Miller-Miller 
amendment.

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