Mr. President. I will reluctantly vote for this supplemental appropriations bill for three primary reasons: to provide our agricultural producers at least a portion of the support they need. to support our troops in Kosovo. and to assist the desperate Kosovar refugees and Hurricane Mitch victims. I strongly oppose the mining rider added in the middle of the night to this emergency spending bill and am saddened this Congress will not require States to spend of the tobacco settlement funds on actually preventing teen smoking or protecting public health. I very enthusiastically support the $109 million in this bill for direct and guaranteed loans to provide credit for American agricultural producers.
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