mr. sinclair on the budget question. >> excuse me. mr. chair i'm going to step away from this matter thank you. >> so we have identified and it began $18,000 plus for this expense i noticed the proposal is $20,000 the 16 hundred necessary is out of budget in the fiscal year that starts in july so nearly all is in the process of being enxhurmd. >> at least as of today, the firm has affirming $18,000. >> $18,000 4 hundred. >> i'm sorry that can be dedicated to paying for recruitment services. >> correct. >> okay. is there any discussion on the budget question as to whether or not we ought to consider spend that announcement of money or not spend it. >> i would submit we this is informative it is nice to see we have the money to spend on it but that's where we will land even that proposal will move forward with the set of negotiations that could bring that number down i want to take a slower step by step are we comfortable are moving forward in this progress we agree we're moving forward in this process to have a recruiter and we're comforta

sinclair's book. i yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. moolenaar. mr. moolenaar: i rise in support of this bill. agriculture is the backbone of many communities in michigan's 4th congressional district. with over 10,000 farms and 15,000 farm operators approximately 1.7 billion in products from our area is sold across the country and around the world. the law on the books right now that mandates country of origin labeling threatens the success of agricultural exports. it is unnecessary. it imposes a heavy burden on our farmers. it puts our agricultural exports at risk and it needs to be repealed. recently, based on the ruling from the world trade organization, it is apparent that severe consequences could result and our trading partners could penalize american-made product sold in those countries with steep tariffs. canada has announced it will put tariffs on pork beef and cherries if the law isn't repealed. manufactured goods including office furniture would be subjected to tariffs. h.r. 2393 passed the agriculture committee on a bipartisan vote, 38-6.