EXTENSIONS of REMARKS June 11, 1973 by Mr

19074 . EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 11, 1973 By Mr. SHUSTER: MEMORIALS 248. Also, memorial of the Legislature of H.R. 8579. A bill to establish a temporary the State of California, relative to the defini embargo on the exportation of certain live Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials tion of tax etrort under the State and Local stock feed grains; to the Committee on were presented and referred as follows: Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972; to the Com Banking and Currency. 245. By the SPEAKER: A memorial of the mittee on Ways and Means. By Mr. RHODES (for himself, Mr. Legislature of the State of Louisiana, request UDALL, and Mr. CONLAN) : ing Congress to propose an amendment to H.J. Res. 607. Joint Resolution au the Constitution of the United States guar anteeing the right of the unborn human to thorizing the President to proclaim Septem life throughout its development; to the PETITIONS, ETC. ber 28, 1973, as "National Indian Day"; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions Committee on the Judiciary. 246. Also, memorial of the Legislature of and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk By Mr. GRAY: the State of Nebraska, requesting Congress to and referred as follows: H. Con. Res. 246. Concurrent resolution to propose an amendment to the Constitution commend the U.S. Capitol Police force and of the United States concerning abortion; to 236. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the the Committee on the Judiciary. council of the county of Maul, Hawaii, rel the Capltol Police Board on the occasion of ative to a Federal subsidy program for di 100t!h 247. Also, memorial of the Senate of the the anniversary of the designation of versified farming in the State of Hawaii; to the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, the State of West Virginia, requesting Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitu the Committee on Agriculture. Sergeant at Arms of the House of Repre tion of the United States guaranteeing the 237. Also, petition of the board of trustees, sentatives, and the Architect of the Capitol right to life to the unborn, the ill, the aged or town of Westcl11fe, Colo., relative to a fuel as the governing body of the Capitol Police the incapacitated; to the Committee on the shortage; to the Committee on Interstate and force; to the Committee on Public Works. Judiciary. Foreign Commerce. ' - EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS AGRmUSINESS GOT A FAIR the form of meat. In fact, meat con producer of food and fiber in the world. SHAKE sumption has doubled in Japan in the We have asked America's farmers to last decade and it is expected to double plant more acreage in the crop of their again this decade. Western Europe's choice than ever before in history. We HON. PETE V. DOMEN·ICI market has expanded its meat consump have further asked them to place their OF NEW MEXICO tion by 20 percent in the last few years. crop on the open market to receive their IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES Most dramatic is the increase in per fair share of the market's wealth. We Monday, June 11, 1973 capita consumption of beef in the United have asked the farmer, "With your great States, an increase from 56 pounds in producing capacity, produce more than Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, last 1952 to approximately 116 pounds today. you ever have in history so that your week while we were considering the Agri The United States raises more meat Nation can take advantage of worldwide culture and Consumer Protection Act of animals and raises more of the feed demands and help diminish our balance 1973, I received a telegram from a con grain to fatten these animals than any in-trade deficit." stituent of mine expressing great con other country. Also, the highest protein Mr. President, I submit that in view cern. He asked me: supplement for meat is the soybean, of of all we have asked our farmers, we must Why 1s the American Farmer, the food and which 70 percent of the world's supply accept our responsibility to provide :fiber producer, looked upon as a lower class is grown in the United States. Since the them a means of protection in times of citizen in the American economic structure? rest of the world is not topographically crises situations such as overproduction. I felt this a very justified concern and or climatically suited to the growing of By means of this legislation, we will a very good question. When we consider soybeans, the United States will continue provide this protection through the "tar the disparity between what our Nation to be a world supplier of this highly de get price" concept. By our action on s. demands from its agriculture sector and manded feed supplement used to meet 1888, we have told the farmer that if the rewards that sector receives from the continued increase in meat consump market prices rise above the target meeting this demand, maybe we have tion. prices, they will receive a just reward treated our farmers as second-class citi What does this all mean to us? It for their productive capacity to the bene zens. means that the American farmer is the fit of the entire world since there will be However, I sincerely believe that the best producer of food in the world. One enough food and fiber to meet world passage of the Agriculture and Con farmer produces enough to meet the needs at no cost to the taxpayer. If sumer Protection Act of 1973 will mark needs of 51 people as compared to only 16, market prices fall below the target price, a change in direction for our farming 25 years ago. With only 4.5 percent of we, the taxpayers of America, wm share communities. I hope that the new pro our Nation's population our farm com in the risk we asked farmers to take in visions embodied in this legislation cou munity has been able to not only produce paying only the difference between mar pled with increasing demand and pro enough to feed its fellow Americans, but ket price and the target price. duction give the farmer for the first time it has produced enough to export suffi Since this bill is designed to promote in years an equal share in the increase cient food and fiber to whittle down our production and economic parity in the in our national wealth. ever-growing balance-of-trade deficit. agriculture sector, an obvious addition This is the first comprehensive farm U.S. agriculture exports have almost al benefit will be a greater share of the program which is geared to expand the doubled in the last decade and are con Nation's wealth going to our farm com supply of food and fiber to meet the ever tinually contributing cash surpluses to munities. This additional wealth will increasing domestic and foreign demand. our balance of trade. It is estimated that have a strengthening effect on our rural The Secretary of Agriculture has al 1973 exports will be at $11.1 billion and communities by eliminating various ready released an additional 43 million will contribute a $3.3 billion cash sur problems. It is my hope that the increase acres for production which puts a total plus and that by 1980 our exports will of money inflow to these communities of over 380 million acres in crop pro be up to $18 billion. This ability of our will help stop the continued migration of duction for what he calls "the greatest agriculture sector to be a continuing people from our farm communities to the production effort in the history of U.S. strong net exporter is an invaluable asset urban areas by enabling farmers to share agriculture" to meet new areas of de to our international trading posture. In their increased income with farmwork mand. fact it may be the only real reliable re ers and others who depend upon them. New markets have been opened up maining economic leverage the United In short, there should be an increase in with new trade agreements with foreign States has in terms of international the quantity and quality of agriculture countries. Old markets have expanded trade. and agriculture-related employment with a worldwide elevation of the stand The new farm program gives the farm opportunities. ard of living, causing a spiraling demand community the financial incentive and Mr. President, it 1s my basic belief for higher protein food, particularly in protection to continue to be the largest that it is the right of every American June 11, 1973 EXTENSIONS OF. REMARks 19075 . to decide where he or she wants to live. of 1973. If this ill-considered experiment implementation of the PACE program as evi Some may prefer cities, but if they pre is carried out, the Eniwetokese will be denced in his own 'remarks during the PACE fer rural areas, they should be able to frustrated in their longstanding desire public hearing in Honolulu on April 4, 1973. 6. In the Anthropology section (pages 3-12 live there, with enough income to sup to resettle on their atoll. to 3-14) of the Test Site Description, the only port a family and live a life of human I submit the following statement of citations to anthropological research other dignity. In many parts of rural America, Dr. Leonard Mason, professor emeritus than Tobin's are to an article by Dr. Alex some in my own State, you can not do of anthropology of the University of ander Spoehr on kinship systems in the Mar that, principally because there are no Hawaii, who is well-acquainted with the shall and Gilbert Islands (1949) and to are jobs.

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