H.R. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. HANCE NO. 2 Min. loan 50.23 20% (A) Strike out subsection (1) and insert in lieu thereof the following: "(1) In paragraph (1) by deleting '1978 through 1981 'The Secretary shall, upon presentation of warehouse receipts (B) Strike from subsection (3) the language "but not less than 10 per centum nor more than 20 per centum" and insert in lieu thereof "but not less than. 20 per centum". -2 Witnesses: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Mr. E. Linwood Tipton, Milk Industry Foundation and International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers, Washington, D.C. Mr. Donald Haldeman, Wisconsin Farm Bureau, Madison, Wisconsin, for American Mr. Patrick B. Healy, Executive Secretary, National Milk Producers Federation, Washington, D.C. Ms. Ellen Haas, Director, Consumer Division, Community Nutrition Institute, accompanied by: Mr. Tom Smith, Research Director, Community Nutrition Institute Mr. William Butler, Bladenboro, North Carolina, for Dairymen, Inc., Louisville, Ky. Mr. Irvin J. Elkin, President, Associated Milk Producers, Inc., San Antonio, Texas Mr. Ray Moss Tucker, Finchville, Kentucky, for Dairymen, Inc., Louisville, Ky. Statements Filed: Honorable David Obey, Member of Congress from Wisconsin Honorable Richard Nolan, Member of Congress from Minnesota Honorable Robert W. Kastenmeier, Member of Congress from Wisconsin Mr. E. Linwood Tipton "Facts about milk support price increases" Mr. Patrick B. Healy's February 22 statement before the full Committee on Agriculture outlining current dairy situation Charts compiled by National Milk Producers Federation -3 Subcommittee on Dairy and Poultry Milk Price Support Chairman Baldus called the meeting to order and recognized the witnesses in the order listed for their prepared testimony. They were questioned individually by Members of the Subcommittee. Mr. Whitley chaired the meeting from 11:00 to 11:30 while the Chairman appeared before another committee. The meeting was adjourned at 12:10 p.m. to reconvene at 2:00 p.m. this date to hear further testimony on the subject of price support for milk. |