CURRENT AGRICULTURAL SITUATION IN 



RUSSIA 



THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1993 



House of Representatives, 

 Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger, 



Committee on Agriculture, 



Washington, DC. 



The subcommittee met, pursuant to recess, at 9:30 a.m., in room 

 1302, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Timothy J. Penny 

 (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. 



Present: Representatives Barlow, McKinney, Baesler, Thurman, 

 Pomeroy, Allard, and Lewis. 



Also present: Representative Pat Roberts, ranking minority 

 member of the committee. 



Staff present: Gary R. Mitchell, minority staff director; William 

 E. O'Connor, Jr., minority policy coordinator; John E. Hogan, mi- 

 nority counsel; Glenda L. Temple, clerk; Jane Shey, Anita R. 

 Brown, James A. Davis, and Lynn Gallagher. 



OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. TIMOTHY J. PENNY, A REP- 

 RESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF MIN- 

 NESOTA 



Mr. Penny. The committee will come to order. 



Today is the third and final day of hearings on the Russian agri- 

 cultural situation. We've heard extensive testimony over the last 2 

 days from United States Government agencies who are involved in 

 some aspect of assistance to Russia and the other Republics. We've 

 also heard from private groups and voluntary groups that have pro- 

 grams on the ground in the former Soviet Union. 



Today we'll continue our testimony with experts in Russian and 

 Soviet history. We'll also hear from those who are involved in inter- 

 national trade issues generally, and we start with the first panel: 

 Dr. Don Van Atta, research associate, East- West Center, Duke Uni- 

 versity; and Dr. Stephen Wegren, assistant professor, political 

 science department, Southern Methodist University. We've asked 

 them both to come forward and to present their testimony in the 

 order that they were introduced. 



Your written remarks will be included in the committee record. 

 We would ask that you please summarize your presentation as best 

 you can. Welcome to the subcommittee. 



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