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Abandoning Current Sugar Policy May End up Making the U.S. Dependent on Other Nations
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(OPEN):
AMERICA IS CELEBRATING A SOUR ANNIVERSARY THIS MONTH [MAY]:
65 YEARS AGO, SUGAR BECAME THE FIRST FOOD RATIONED DURING WORLD WAR TWO.
AND, BECAUSE AMERICA WAS SO DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN SUGAR BACK THEN, IT
REMAINED ON THE RATIONING LIST FOR TWO YEARS, AFTER THE WAR.
COLORADO REPRESENTATIVE MARILYN MUSGRAVE EXPLAINS WHY CONGRESS IS
STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS BITTER EVENT--SIX DECADES LATER...
(MUSGRAVE):
"RATIONING TAUGHT US THAT BEING ABLE TO FEED OURSELVES IS THE
FIRST RULE OF NATIONAL SECURITY. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THE FARM BILL
COMING UP LATER THIS YEAR, SOME PEOPLE ARE LOBBYING CONGRESS TO WEAKEN
THE VERY POLICY THAT PUTS HOMEGROWN SUGAR ON AMERICA'S TABLES. I
WILL WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CURRENT SUGAR POLICY IS MAINTAINED.
BECOMING DEPENDENT ON OTHER NATIONS FOR THIS VITAL INGREDIENT WOULD BE A
RECIPE FOR DISASTER."
(CLOSE):
MUSGRAVE IS THE TOP REPUBLICAN ON THE AGRICULTURAL SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WILL
WRITE THE SUGAR PROVISIONS IN THE FARM BILL, LATER THIS YEAR.
SHE'S AN OUTSPOKEN SUGAR-POLICY SUPPORTER--NOTING THAT, IN ADDITION TO
STRENGTHENING AMERICA'S FOOD SECURITY, IT HASN'T COST TAXPAYERS A DIME.
