SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS AIDALA 36 37 38 43 BERRY 39 79 88 CARLSON 33 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 49 50 CLAYTON 10 17 19 ENGEL 58 78 79 84 EWING 52 53 62 81 83 84 GARDNER 74 80 GODDARD 65 GOODE 43 44 GOODLATTE 8 10 14 17 18 19 23 24 26 27 31 33 36 37 38 39 40 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 52 53 56 57 58 65 66 69 70 72 77 78 79 81 84 87 88 GRAY 62 77 78 82 83 85 86 87 JAMES 72 74 80 KEITH WILLIAMS 4 LAHOOD 23 24 LANCE KOTSCHWAR 4 LOVELADY 31 39 57 PITTS 42 49 52 POMBO 11 17 19 23 40 41 42 43 53 54 55 56 74 84 85 86 87 88 R 4 ROBERTSON 27 42 43 47 50 51 54 55 56 57 ROMINGER 26 27 42 48 49 ROSENBERG 69 70 88 STENHOLM 14 18 19 23 24 48 49 50 51 56 57 STEPHEN HATERIUS 4 TOWNS 14 17 18 VROOM 45 47 52 WALDEN 44 45 WICHTERMAN 67 81 83 84 WILLIAM E. O'CONNER, J 4 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. BOB GOODLATTE, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF VIRGINIA PAGE 8 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. EVA M. CLAYTON, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PAGE 10 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. RICHARD W. POMBO, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PAGE 10 STATEMENT OF HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK PAGE 14 STATEMENT OF RICHARD ROMINGER, DEPUTY SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ACCOMPANIED BY MR. KEITH PITTS, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE DEPUTY SECRETARY PAGE 26 STATEMENT OF PETER ROBERTSON, ACTING DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PAGE 27 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM LOVELADY, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL PAGE 31 STATEMENT OF WAYNE CARLSON, VICE-PRESIDENT, REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND FIELD DEVELOPMENT, BAYER CORPORATION PAGE 33 STATEMENT OF RALPH ENGEL, PRESIDENT, CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAGE 58 STATEMENT OF GEORGE M. GRAY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HARVARD CENTER FOR RISK ANALYSIS, HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH PAGE 62 STATEMENT OF JEROME GODDARD, MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGIST, MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PAGE 65 STATEMENT OF GEORGE WICHTERMAN, CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC HEALTH PESTICIDE WORKING GROUP, AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION PAGE 66 STATEMENT OF ROBERT M. ROSENBERG, DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL PEST CONTROL ASSOCIATION PAGE 69 STATEMENT OF E. ALLEN JAMES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RESPONSIBLE INDUSTRY FOR A SOUND ENVIRONMENT PAGE 72 STATEMENT OF KEVIN GARDNER, CHAIRMAN, AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION YOUNG FARMER AND RANCHER COMMITTEE PAGE 74 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS