Hillary Clinton In South Dakota: My Government Will Work With Other Governments to Solve the Food Crisis
In response to a question by a LaRouche movement
organizer about the global food emergency, Sen. Hillary Clinton
said at a rally in Huron, South Dakota, today, that "we've got to
help revolutionize food production" around the world, and that
"my government will work with other governments to solve the food
crisis."
Senator Clinton appeared in four South Dakota towns today.
In Sioux Falls and Madison she had two impromptu appearances in
cafes, and in Huron and Watertown she spoke in front of large
crowds which LaRouche movement organizers had saturated with LPAC
"Interim Report" pamphlets.
At the Huron event, LaRouche movement organizer Herman
Eilers was seated on the stage behind the candidate, along with
six other war veterans. As the rally was winding up, Hillary
turned around to have a word with the veterans, and Herman asked
her a question about the upcoming FAO meeting in Rome, and the
need to double food production. She told him that he had asked a
really important question, and asked her staff to turn the
microphone back on, and asked him to repeat his question so the
audience could hear it.
Eilers said: "I'm a veteran and a farmer. I grew up here in
the breadbasket of America being a producer who could help feed
the world. But now millions of people are at the brink of
starvation. On June 3, the same day as our primary, the FAO
conference opens in Rome, and we want the agenda to be doubling
food production. What would you say to give hope to the starving
and to those government representatives who will be at the FAO?"
Hillary answered: "That's a very good question. We can help
feed people, but we have to really help them develop the
technology to expand food production in their own countries." She
talked about the devastation in countries throughout Africa and
in Haiti and said: "We've got to help revolutionize food
production. We have got to work with the U.N. FAO and send our
people trained in food production through the Peace Corps and
other institutions. We have to work government to government. My
government will work with other governments to solve the food
crisis."
Hillary then asked Eilers if he had anything else to say and
he asked: "As a farmer, we're putting a lot of acreage into
ethanol. I wonder how we're going to double food production, the
way everybody is focused on biofuels for energy self
sufficiency." When Hillary answered by starting to talk about
cellulosic research, etc., Eilers interrupted her: "How about
going after the speculators?" The crowd clapped and roared their
agreement, and Hillary responded: "Absolutely. We're going to
stop the speculators."
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