It is a delicate balance of many interests. but it is a good balance. It is one that balances all of the interests in all sections of the country. It advances the cause of agricultural research. it does the job of providing the necessary funds to keep the crop insurance program going. and it also fills in the gap on the food stamps for legal immigrants. elderly. disabled. and children. and also refugees and asylees who are in this country. Madam President. as I said. the conference report of the Agricultural Research Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998 represents a strong statement by the Senate on the importance of research to the future of American agriculture and fulfills important promises to restore food stamp benefits to legal immigrants. refugees. and asylees. and to fully fund the crop insurance program. Again. I am pleased that both sides of the aisle in both the House and the Senate have come together to invest in the future of agriculture in rural communities as well as nutrition programs for needy individuals who were unfairly cut off from food stamp benefits in the welfare reform bill that we passed in I again commend Chairman LUGAR for his diligent and tireless efforts to. first of all. get the changes made in the research program that we so vitally need in this country in our ag research program. and his efforts to get the bill through. and through conference. and to the point where we are now.
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