SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS ANDERSON 88 91 92 94 95 97 98 99 102 103 105 106 107 BERT N. SMITH 174 BOEHNER 73 74 75 76 77 BONO 19 26 BOYLE 86 92 93 94 95 96 101 102 103 104 108 CHAIRMAN 4 CHENOWETH 12 23 24 41 42 43 66 68 79 80 97 98 99 100 101 102 108 109 CLAYTON 44 DEAR MATT 173 DENIS 51 66 74 76 DOOLEY 23 24 25 26 68 70 71 72 EVERETT 21 HAMMONDS 83 94 99 100 104 HILL 16 25 KLECKNER 49 62 64 69 72 74 76 LUCAS 35 MATT MILLER 173 MCNUTT 81 97 106 108 109 PETERSON 3 32 33 34 35 40 41 60 61 62 63 64 65 94 96 97 POMBO 1 4 6 8 11 12 14 16 19 21 23 26 30 32 39 40 41 43 44 45 46 49 51 54 56 57 58 59 60 66 68 73 77 79 80 81 83 86 88 91 92 93 94 96 97 102 105 108 109 POMEROY 14 24 PRESIDENT 174 ROBERTSON 30 33 38 39 STENHOLM 6 35 37 38 39 43 44 45 46 77 79 80 102 103 104 SWAN 47 57 58 59 60 62 64 65 71 72 73 74 76 81 TAYLOR 54 61 73 75 76 THUNE 105 106 107 WILCOX 27 33 34 35 36 39 40 41 42 43 46 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. RICHARD W. POMBO, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PAGE 1 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. COLLIN C. PETERSON, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF MINNESOTA PAGE 3 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. LARRY COMBEST, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS PAGE 4 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. CHARLES W. STENHOLM, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS PAGE 6 STATEMENT OF HON. HELEN CHENOWETH, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF IDAHO PAGE 12 STATEMENT OF HON. EARL POMEROY, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA PAGE 14 STATEMENT OF HON. RICK HILL, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF MONTANA PAGE 16 STATEMENT OF HON. MARY BONO, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PAGE 19 STATEMENT OF HON. TERRY EVERETT, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ALABAMA PAGE 21 STATEMENT OF CAREN A. WILCOX, DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PAGE 27 STATEMENT OF ROBERT E. ROBERTSON, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ISSUES, U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE PAGE 30 STATEMENT OF GEORGE SWAN, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAGE 47 STATEMENT OF DEAN KLECKNER, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PAGE 49 STATEMENT OF A.H. ''CHICO'' DENIS, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, RANCHERS LAMB, REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN SHEEP INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAGE 51 STATEMENT OF R. JAY TAYLOR, REPRESENTING THE FLORIDA FRUIT AND VEGETABLE ASSOCIATION, THE FLORIDA TOMATO EXCHANGE, AND THE FLORIDA FARMERS AND SUPPLIERS COALITION PAGE 54 STATEMENT OF JOHN MCNUTT, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PAGE 81 STATEMENT OF TIMOTHY M. HAMMONDS, PRESIDENT AND CEO, FOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE PAGE 83 STATEMENT OF PATRICK BOYLE, PRESIDENT AND CEO, AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE PAGE 86 STATEMENT OF STEVEN C. ANDERSON, PRESIDENT AND CEO, AMERICAN FROZEN FOOD INSTITUTE PAGE 88 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS