Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007

FARM, NUTRITION, AND BIOENERGY ACT OF 2007 -- (House of Representatives - July 27, 2007)

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Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Chairman, it was interesting that the distinguished chairman of the Ways and Means Committee pointed out since the time Dictator Castro has held sway over the Cuban people, the United States has had Presidents come and go, which seems to point to one ineluctable fact: the United States, as a free people, can make their Presidents come and go, which is an option the Cuban people do not have.

As a practical matter, I oppose this amendment for a very simple reason: it would open up trade with a state sponsor of terrorism, and I can find no logical way to differentiate one state sponsor of terrorism from another. It would be akin to simply trying to determine what the make of the car that ran you over was as opposed to the driver. In either event, you are probably likely dead, and the rest of the question is academic.

Secondly, we have heard much in this debate about the benefit that we may reap in terms of our corporations and farmers, but let us never forget that the United States must always care more about the cause of human freedom than about mere money.

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