A3o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 24,1981
Block breezes through
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
For John Block, the road to
confirmation as the latest
U S Secretary of
Agriculture was smoothed
bv a diverse group of farm
interests who testified on his
behalf.
Block received tmal ap
proval for the post Thursday
on a unanimous vote of the
lull Senate
Groups as liberal as the
American Agriculture
Movement and groups with
special interests like the
National Corn Growers
Association were unanimous
in their support of Block
An Illinois hog and grain
farmer, Block was
nominated last month by
President Ronald W. Reagan
to serve in the nation’s top
farm post.
Those testifying said Block
has the necessary balance of
experience and technical
know-how
“John Block has proven
himself as a progressive
pork producer and a suc
cessful farmer,” said Bill
Buller, president of the
National Pork Producers
Council
Buller said Block fits
Reagan’s description and
promise to agriculture.
“He’s a hands-on farmer
with administrative and
organizational experience,”
Buller said
The American Agriculture
Movement lavished praise
on the new USDA leader in
his testimony before
members of the U S. Senate
Agriculture Committee.
AAM Chairman Marvin
Meek told the senators he
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talked to about 20,000 far
mers in 35 separate
meetings and had not found
a single farmer opposed to
Block
The National Farmers
Union also submitted what
was termed a laudatory
statement " NFU President
George Stone said Block has
the qualifications and at
titude to be an effective
Secretary of Agriculture if
the White House gives him
the decision-making power
Illinois Farmers Union
President Harold Dodd, who
gave the testimony, spoke
highly of the man who was
involved with Farmers
Union activities in Illinois
A recurring theme in the
various statements offered
was the grain embargo
imposed by the previous
administration to show
American disapproval of
Soviet intervention in
Afghanistan
Block termed the Carter
Administration’s partial
embargo on grain shipments
to Russia a mistake ”
But Block’s strong support
of exports is not the total
answer, warned AAM’s
Meek
Farmers have had
tremendous increases in
exports the last 20 years, yet
prices hit depression levels
last year, Meek testified
Pork producers said they
were concerned about
promised budget cutbacks
from the Reagan ad
ministration
In their testimony they
urged Block to establish
priorities for research
On The Farm Of
JONAS STOLTZFUS
RDl,Gap, PA
10 A.M.-2P.M.
•We believe John Block
has the wisdom to arrange
proper priorities, the ability
to motivate leadership, and
the toughness to endure the
pressures and stress brought
on by narrow special interest
groups who would encourage
him to compromise the
principles of those
priorities,” the Pork Council
testified
It all added up to a big vote
of confidence in Reagan’s
agriculture nominee, but the
organizations were quick to
establish the idea that they
expect action once Block is
at work.
Senator Jesse Helms of
North Carolina, Chairman of
the Committee, said, lam
most impressed with the
way Jack Block has
presented himself to this
Committee He has the
makings for one of the
nation’s greatest Secretaries
of Agriculture ’
Senator Walter Hud
dleston of Kentucky,
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confirmation hearings
minority leader on the
Committee, said, "I
congratulate President-elect
Reagan on attracting Mr
Block to serve in govern
ment ” He said he was
impressed with answers
Block had given the Com
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H Sheep Program Achievement Night held in Lansdale Leader Warren Landis of
Souderton, center, also presented the Good Housekeeping Award to Greg Myers
of Ambler, based on his work at the 4-H Fair. The winners are members of Green
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Other Senators on the
Committee also spoke highly
of Block during the meetmg
Monday that lasted ap
proximately 30 minutes
The Senate Ag Committee
Monday cleared Block for
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the confirmation vote by the
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Following that vote,
Block’s next task is to
establish himself in
Washington and provide the
leadership which earned him
his position in the new
cabinet.—CH
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