[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H3610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 REJECT AMENDMENT TO INCREASE MILK TAX

  (Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, later today the House is 
expected to consider an amendment to the agricultural appropriations 
act that would essentially prevent Secretary Glickman from implementing 
his proposed very modest milk marketing reforms.
  This amendment is terrible public policy. It would reinforce what I 
call the milk tax, government-imposed costs on dairy products, costs to 
the tune of $1 billion annually.
  In a recent letter, Citizens Against Government Waste said it 
``opposes any effort to artificially mandate higher milk prices and 
will score the vote for such an amendment as a vote against the U.S. 
taxpayer.'' Against the U.S. taxpayer.
  This amendment is bad for taxpayers, it is bad for consumers, and 
yes, it is bad for family farms. I urge my colleagues to join me later 
today in rejecting this amendment to increase the milk tax.

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