[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9045]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           PASS THE FARM BILL

  (Mr. KAGEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KAGEN. Mr. Speaker, during the past year, I had the high honor of 
working with Republicans and Democrats alike in the House Agriculture 
Committee to bring forward a new reform-minded bill, one that would be 
great for the health of the American people and Wisconsin's 
agricultural economy.
  I'm pleased to be able to say the farm bill has the overwhelming 
support of Members of Congress, the farming communities everywhere, and 
business leaders alike.
  The new farm bill we intend to pass today will be good for our health 
and our economy, and as a physician, I'm pleased to say that it will 
begin to move our children's diets away from carbohydrates and more 
towards the healthier choices, including fruits and vegetables.
  It will also reward work instead of wealth by dramatically reducing 
income caps for those qualifying for direct payments.
  More importantly, this bill will determine what farmers plant, what 
they grow, and ultimately, what we eat and what we look like.
  The new farm bill also rewards the use of cellulosic biofuels which 
will help ease the strain on rising food prices.
  I urge all of my colleagues to support it in the strongest fashion.

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