I sympathize with the families who have lost their homes. farms. or businesses. I wish the Rules Committee would have allowed the Penny/Nussle amendment to cut the unoblgated balances In 1993 accounts to pay for the emergency spending. We must get our deficit spending under control and If this country was not in debt we would not have to declara an emergency. However. I dont want to forget a vital cog of the agriculture industry. Not only are farmers affected by this flood. but so are the migrant and seasonal farmworkers. These AmerIcan workers have been devastated by the flooding. These workers are not permanent residents of the seven flooded States.