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Congress is willing to do whatever
is necessary to change things.
The Congressional delegation
asked for the establishment of a
“work program” under GATT
aimed at reducing these subsidies
within a specific time frame.
However, the EEC itelegafinn
stubbornly refused even to discuss
the question of subsidies or to
agree to later discussions aimed at
their reduction.'
Clearly, the prospect of reaching
a fair, rational agreement has
gone by the board. Let me state at
the outset, though, that we must in
no way engage in the Mmt of
protectionism that constitutes
restraint of'trade. Nobody in
Congress rejects protectionism
mocethanldo.
C What Congress must do is take
firm steps to faring an end to the
current situation. I have suggested
four steps we could take to tighten
the screws on the EEC.
First, the Reagan Ad
ministration should fully use the
remaining 990 million earmarked
lor agricultural export enhan
cement in fiscal 190 and made
available by an amendment to the
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The money can provide direct and
credit subsidies to offset predatory
practices.
Second, Congress should en
courage Agriculture Secretary
John Block to consider releasing
surplus dairy products into in
ternational markets. This would
dearly signal our resolve and
relieve the taxpayer o£ the cost of
carrying these stocks.
Third, Congress should mandate
that the proceeds from the sale and
money from other sources be used
for additional measures to export
farm products.
Fourth, Congress should con
sider revoking the mosMavored
nation trading status of countries
engaging in predatory practices,
or making them ineligible for
International Monetary Fund
loans.
I know other senators have other
ideas for increasing our exports. I
have Instructed the staff of the
Agriculture Committee, of which I
am chairman, to assemble a
comprehensive package of ideas
which could-be introduced in the
98th Congress We must be
prepared to draw the line here and
Farm Calendar
Saturday, Jan. 29
York County 4-H Beef Banquet, 7
p.m., Seven Valleys Fire Hall.
New Jersey Dairy Goat binge.
Monday, Jan. 31
Chester County Extension annual
meeting, 7:30 p.m., Extension
Meeting Room, Dague Ag and
Natural Resources Center,
Westchester.
Cambria County Oops Day, 9:30
a.m. - 3:30 p.m.. United
Methodist Church, Ebensburg.
Tuesday, Feb. 1
Pennsylvania Farmers Union
convention. Hotel Hersbey,
continues tomorrow.
Farm Computerization Sym
posium, 9 am, Lancaster
Farm and Home Center.
38th Annual Pa. Nurserymen and
Allied Industries Conference,
fight fire with fire. I hope it won’t
be necessary, because there are no
winners in a brawl, economic or
otherwise.
continues through Tnursday,
Penn State.
Dairy Breeding Course, 7:45 p.m,
Ephrata High School Ag Dept.
Wednesday, Feb. 2
Lancaster Conservation District,
7:30 p.m., Farm and Home
Center.
Kent County, Md., Herd Health
Panel, Cbestertown, Md.
Farm Computerization Sym
posium, Embers Restaurant
Carlisle, 9 a.m.
Somerset Co., N.J., .Small Far
mers Course, 7:30 - 9:30 pm.,
Bridgewater, N. J., 4-H Center.
Clearfield County Farm Financial
Training, Holiday Inn, Dußois.
Berks Hydroponic Growers
Seminar, 9:30 am. - 4 pm., Ag
Center, Leesport.
Eastern Lancaster County Adult
Farmer Beef Management
meeting, 7:30 pm., Union
Grove Alternative School,
Terre HUL
Howard Goss
Home: 717-737-2234
Lancaster Faming, Saturday, January 29,1981—A1l
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times and places to receive your
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sent in to the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture when
requested to do so.
Do not miss the opportunity to
get yourself updated well
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Adams County Vegetable
Production Meeting 9 a.m.,
Penn State Fruit Research Lab,
Biglerville.
Adams County Dairy Marketing
Workshop, 7:30 p.m. Vo-Ag
Room, Gettysburg High School.
Lancaster 4-H Beef and Sheep cmo
annual awards banquet, 6:30
p.m., Farm and Home Center.
Friday, Feb. 4
Lancaster Pork Producers annual
banquet. Harvest Drive
Restaurant.
Saturday, Feb. 5
Ephrata Young Farmer Banquet,
Durlacb-Mt. Airy Fire Hall,
6:45 p.m.
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and explained. By so doing, you
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training certificate which in turn
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