House Proceeding 07-30-09 on Jul 30th, 2009 :: 0:13:10 to 0:16:30
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Jerry Moran: this is not the way the greatest deliberative body in the world should operate. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina reserves the balance of her time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: i would also reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york reserves the balance of her time. the gentlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker.

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Speech By: Jerry Moran

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Jerry Moran: i now yield four minutes to the gentleman from kansas, mr. moran. the speaker pro temp gentleman from kansas is recognized for four minutes. mr. moran: i thank the speaker. i thank the gentlewoman. mr. speaker, based upon yesterday's vote on h.r. 2749, the food safety enhancement act, one would think that the democrat leadership would say, wait, maybe we have some issues here that need to be taken care of.

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Jerry Moran: maybe we should refer this bill to the committee on agriculture and get some of these problems cleaned up. instead of taking the lesson from yesterday's defeat on this bill on the suspension calendar, the democratic leadership has decided to run this bill in the house under a closed rule with no debate and no amendments. i would ask with what's the problem with referring this bill

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Jerry Moran: to a committee of jurisdiction to make technical yet necessary changes? why not allow an amendment to clean up some of the problem's problems regarding production agriculture and other rural businesss? all of us want to support a food safety bill. i'll say that again, all of us, including me, want to support a food safety bill. i also believe that if the majority would allow a referral to the committee on agriculture,

0:14:32 to 0:14:52( Edit History Discussion )

Jerry Moran: this food safety bill would receive wide and bipartisan support. however the democrat leadership is taking its my way or highway approach that leaves those of us from rural america under able to support this legislation. yesterday when 2749 was on suspension, i raised issues that concerned farmers and ranchers. the primary concern is an

0:14:53 to 0:15:13( Edit History Discussion )

Jerry Moran: inadequate exemption for grain farmers and livestock producers. true, the bill exempts grain farmers from performance standards and record keeping from growing and harvesting activities, but it fails to exempt on-farm grain storage and transportation activities. so while i thank the members of the energy and commerce committee for trying to accommodate us, it's still not right and needs -- more needs be

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Jerry Moran: to be done. another problem i'd like to raids today handling industry which affects thousands of small grain elevators across the country where farmers deliver their grain. many of these facilities are already subject to usda grain enspecials. many are also subject to state and federal warehouse licensing fees. however this bill gives duplication authority to f.d.a.

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Jerry Moran: to do inspections. it also imposes a one-size-fits-all registratio fee for grain handling facilities large and small. what's the point of fee? grain elevators are already subject to licensing fees so it must be to impose another revenue raising tax. country of origin label something included in this bill, but we don't need country of

0:15:57 to 0:16:17( Edit History Discussion )

Jerry Moran: origin labeling for grain. unlike meat, grain is a fungible product and while it's possible although difficult to identify a stake, giving identity to tiny individual colonels of grain blended with other tiny kernels of grain is next to impossible. many of the food safety concerns members and their constituents

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Jerry Moran: have raised, i have yet to hear a complaint about the grain industry. this is because we have a system that works. instead of strengthening that system, this bill overlays another system of that bureaucracy. i oppose the rule and bill and