Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, December 28, 1994 TAG: 9412280079
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: WASHINGTON LENGTH: Short
Glickman, 50, will replace Mike Espy, who resigns at the end of the year under an ethical cloud. White House aides said last week that Clinton had settled on Glickman, but they left open the possibility the president would change his mind.
Officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Tuesday the announcement would be made at a 10 a.m. ceremony joined by Vice President Al Gore.
Glickman is receiving the appointment despite his vote against the new world trade pact of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which the administration supported as boosting U.S. farm exports. Glickman said he voted against GATT in order to fulfill a campaign promise, even though the vote on the agreement took place after his upset defeat by Todd Tiahrt.
As a nine-term Democratic congressman with three farm bills to his credit, Glickman brings valuable experience as Congress goes about writing the 1995 legislation and crafting a 1996 budget that will require cuts in farm spending.
His detailed knowledge of farm programs will enable Glickman to make cuts and program changes in the least harmful ways, said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who will be the ranking Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee.
by CNB