 Missouri senator Thomas Eagleton opined that Ford and Dee Huddleston made " probably the best one @-@ two combination for any state in the Senate . " Both were defenders of tobacco , Kentucky 's primary cash crop . Ford sat on the Commerce Committee , influencing legislation affecting the manufacturing end of the tobacco industry , while Huddleston sat on the Agriculture Committee and protected programs that benefited tobacco farmers . Both were instrumental in salvaging the Tobacco Price Support Program . Ford got tobacco exempted from the Consumer Product Safety Act and was a consistent opponent of cigarette tax increases . He sponsored an amendment to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that limited the amount of foreign tobacco that could be imported by the United States . 
