[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22386]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I thank my colleagues for this very strong 
show of support for disaster assistance; 57 votes. We had three votes 
in favor who are missing today, who will be back. So perhaps we will 
have another opportunity this week to have a vote on this question when 
we are at full strength.
  To those who are on the other side, we respect the differences. We 
hope you understand the desperate situation that our farm and ranch 
families face. I again thank each of our 57 colleagues who voted for 
this. I thank three of our colleagues who are not present and voting 
today who had announced publicly their support for this position. We 
believe either later this week or in the new Congress we will prevail.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania is recognized.

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