Senate Proceeding 07-30-09 on Jul 30th, 2009 :: 3:09:15 to 3:15:35
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Speech By: Herb Kohl

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Herb Kohl: 2010, and for other mr. hl: mr. president, i call up aubstitute the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from wisconsin, mr. kohl, for and amendment 1908. mr consent dispensed. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kohl: mr. president, i ask that the following staff have

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Herb Kohl: unlimited floor privileges during the consideration of the fiscal year 2010 agriculture approp fountain, jessica frederick, dianne phil scottstein and riley scott. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered.

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Herb Kohl: mr. kohl: i ask unanimous concept that bob ross and katy tosky, be guaranteed unlimited floor privileges during the consideration of appropriations bill. the presiding officer: without objection, so ord mr. kohl: i rise today in support of the fiscal year 2010 appropriations bill for the u.s. department of agriculture, the

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Herb Kohl: food and drug and related agencies. this bill includes total spending of $124 billion. the mandatory programs and $23 billion for discretionary programs. our discretionary spending is an increase of $2.3 billion within our 302b a

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Herb Kohl: significant increase from last year but the president's request in just four eras: wick,ed if and drug safety, humanitarian food assistance, and rural rental assistance account for nearly 90% of the total increase. funds in this bill are help ensure the most basic -- that the most basic of fum of human

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Herb Kohl: needs are met with funds for food and medical kept safe something we take for granted. it provides funds to ensure low-income families in rural america have access to opportunities for homeownership. it over 11 million kids receive breakfast and 31 million kids receive lunch at school each day.

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Herb Kohl: and it provides funds to make sure two million kids from low-income families receive meals at school. that is often the only way in which to get them to

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Herb Kohl: u.s. d.a. is responsible for research, community development, animal and plant health activities, agricultural trade, and much more. it is important than many people realize. the total funding provided 69% is directed to nutrition programs, the w.i.c. program is funded at $7 billion which i

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Herb Kohl: increase of almost $700 million over last year'spproximates bill and will serve nearly 9.8 million low-income m children each month. this bill which yous $163 million for the commodity supplemental food program which provides supplemental food to nearly 450,000 very low-income

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Herb Kohl: senior citizens and more than 300,000 low-income women and children. in the area of food and drug saft this bill provides the full budget request of both the food safety and inspection service and administration. the f.d.a. has provided $2.3 billion an increase of $300 million. the fsis

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Herb Kohl: budget request of more then $1 billion. this bill provides substantial funding to humanitarian food food for peace program is funded at the president's request which together is an increase of more than $500 million above last year. this program is vital to relieve hunger in some of the

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Herb Kohl: most distressed part of the world and encourage children in developing countries to receive an education. this bill also provides million as requested by the president to help develop agricultural systems in countries facing severe food shortages. america's farmers and ranchers face the tightest credit

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Herb Kohl: conditions in years with difficulty obtaining capital necessary to maintain operations. th billion of needed sustain agricultural producers as priest credit marke stabilize. this bill also provides increase development of includ community facilities, business

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Herb Kohl: assistance, and infrastructure. in response to the housing crisis, rural housing programs remain among the most important and the most act ifor americans to for americans to achieve homeownership and $13 billion is available for housing loans and

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Herb Kohl: $1.6 billi have clean water which is essential for communities. agriculture research agencies receive of $2.5 billion, an increase of $130 million, not counting research funding provided in the 2008 farm bill. of this increase, more than $94 million is for the agriculture

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Herb Kohl: and food research initiative that awards competive research grants throughout our country. in all, this bill provides a proper balance among a agencies funded and sets, i believe, the proper priorities. it provides adequate f proper guidance to all of the programs and day-to-day functions at usda and f.d.a. the program is funded by this

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Herb Kohl: bill touch every american numerous times every day, and impact the lives of people living on the other side of the world. these are important programs, mr. president, and i urge each senator to support this bill. mr. president, i would also like to recognize and thank my ranking member, senator brownback, for his counsel and his support in putting together