[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   FARM ISSUES DESERVE MORE ATTENTION

  (Mr. CHAMBLISS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. Speaker, farmers deserve a break from the 
burdensome and bureaucratic regulations which dictate how agribusiness 
is run. Last night after much deliberation we passed a permanent tax 
break to help cover the cost of health insurance for farmers and other 
small businessmen. This is only one step toward relieving the farmer's 
burden--we must do much more.
  Congress needs to re-implement the investment tax credit so farmers 
will have an incentive to expand their operations. We need to pass 
legislation that will ease the burden of private property takings. We 
need to pass a capital gains tax reduction which will allow farmers to 
invest in further improvements on their farm. The farmers should be 
able to leave their farms to their heirs without having to sell the 
farm assets in order to pay inheritance tax.
  As we debate these issues and others, I urge Congress to regard the 
farmers, those people who work to provide food for the Nation. 
America's farmers must be relieved from the undue hardship of over-
regulation in order for them to continue to toil the land.

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