"This package is critical to stimulating farmers' cash flow. And the president's signature is the final step needed to begin moving money from Washington to farmers' pockets. In fact, if President Clinton had signed this bill the day he received it, the checks could have been in farmers' mailboxes this weekend.
"I'm working to make sure the federal government doesn't turn its back on the family farmer. Farmers in Iowa have a way of life unique to rural America and worth protecting. I will continue to work for tax, trade, farm and anti-trust policies that enable independent producers to prosper and make a decent living off the land."