Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminstration, and Related Agendcies Appropriations Act, 2007

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENÐCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007 -- (House of Representatives - May 23, 2006)

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Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.

Mr. Chairman, I want to associate myself with the comments of Mr. Obey and Mr. Peterson. I think that there is not any question that on all sides of this issue there has been great frustration with the way in which the USDA has handled this issue.

In exchange, in the budget hearing this year, we find on one day it is a mandatory program and the next day it is a voluntary program. What we are doing is, we continue to put at risk the industry and its ability to be able to protect the ranchers, and on the other hand, it does not deal with looking at, how do we protect the public health?

The bill does address this issue, and it acknowledges what the problems are. And I think that we said very clearly that until there is a complete and a detailed plan for the program included, not limited to, pro-legislative changes, cost estimates, means of program evaluation, and that such a plan is published as an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking that these are the kinds of requirements that have been put in by the committee.

And I want to urge my colleagues, though I understand, again, what the frustration is about this issue, to oppose the amendment and move with what the committee has put forward.

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Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I think the gentleman makes a good point. I know we have called those on our side to come down, and I do not know the disposition on your side. It looks to me like we have on our side three amendments, and I was just trying to tally up on your side. There are about five or six; is that correct?

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