Agriculture Appropriations Agreement
                                                               
                                            Release No. 0419.98

Statement 
                              of 
              Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman 
            on Agriculture Appropriations Agreement
                        October 14, 1998


     "The President and the Congressional leadership worked very hard 
over the last week in crafting this legislation.  

     "This bill contains a level of assistance sufficient to help 
American farmers through the worst agricultural crisis in a decade.  

     "Once the measure is passed and signed by the President, I will make 
certain that the Department of Agriculture gets these funds out to farmers 
as quickly and fairly as possible. 

     "Despite the additional money in this bill, there remain serious, 
long-term, structural problems in American agriculture.  It is my judgment
that Congress will need to address these problems -- including strengthening 
the risk management and crop insurance systems -- next year.  I look forward 
to working with the Congress on these vital issues."

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