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98-MGC1
on Feb 24, 1998
Resolution: the Midwestern Governors' Conference resolution:
Source: Resolution of Midwestern Governors' Conf. on Dairy Reform
- WHEREAS, the Federal Milk Marketing Order System was created in 1937 to provide economic incentives to dairy farmers in order to provide sufficient fresh fluid milk for all Americans; and
- WHEREAS, the Federal Milk Marketing Order System has served its original purpose and the creation of the Interstate Highway System and refrigeration trucks have allowed fresh fluid milk to be easily transported throughout the country; and
- WHEREAS, studies show that dairy producers in the Midwest have comparative advantages that allow them to produce products more economically than dairy producers in other regions, yet under current conditions, our family dairy farmers and our states’ dairy infrastructure are at risk; and
- WHEREAS, the dairy industries in our states provide a vital underpinning of our states’ economies; and
- WHEREAS, the United States Department of Agriculture should foster dairy production that is market driven; and
- WHEREAS, the 1996 Farm Bill charged the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to substantially reform and simplify the Federal Milk Marketing Order System; and
- WHEREAS, regional pricing solutions, such as compacts, could impede efforts to promote a market-oriented system and erect barriers to the export of dairy products from our states; now therefore be it
- RESOLVED, that the United States Department of Agriculture move forward to implement a new, streamlined system that more closely reflects the true national dairy market and that does not provide an unjustified pricing advantage or disadvantage to any region of the country.
- Topic: Budget & Economy
- Headline: Foster dairy production that is market driven
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Democrats
participating in 98-MGC1 |
| Mel Carnahan |
s1s | MO Democratic Senator (Former) | |
| Ben Nelson |
s1s | NE Democratic Sr Senator (Retiring) | |
| Frank O'Bannon |
s1s | IN Former Democratic Governor (1997-2003) | |
| Paul Patton |
s1s | KY Former Democrat Governor (1995-2003) | |
| Edward Schafer |
s1s | ND Former Democratic Governor (1992-2000); Cabinet Sec'y (USDA) | |
| Tom Vilsack |
s1s | IA Former Democratic Governor (1994-2002); Cabinet Sec'y (USDA) | |
Republicans
participating in 98-MGC1 |
| John Engler |
s1s | MI Former Republican Governor (1991-2002) | |
| Bill Graves |
s1s | KS Former Republican Governor (1995-2002) | |
| Bill Janklow |
s1s | SD00 Former Republican Governor (1979=1986 & 1995-2002) | |
| George Ryan |
s1s | IL Former Republican Governor (1999-2002) | |
| George Voinovich |
s1s | OH Republican Sr Senator (retiring 2010) | |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
6
Republicans:
5
Independents:
2 |
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