[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H3974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TAXING OUR FARMERS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, since the founding of our 
Nation, American farms have been at the bedrock of our economy.
  Our farmers, growers, and ranchers produce the dairy, wheat, corn, 
apples, and peaches that we have relied on for generations to feed our 
families, our neighbors, and the world.
  There are over 52,000 farms across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 
and the struggles that affect them affect each and every one of us.
  Right now, our farmers are facing so many difficult challenges. The 
cost to run a farm is estimated to grow by nearly 7 percent next year. 
To make matters even worse, the cost of fertilizer has already risen by 
over 50 percent in the past 12 months. Now, the Biden administration is 
preparing to implement new taxes on fertilizer imports from overseas.
  Now is not the time to tax our farmers even more. President Biden 
cannot use our growers and producers to pay for his out-of-control 
budget.
  We need to ensure that our farmers have the resources that they need 
to continue producing the food that each of us relies on every day. We 
need to make sure that they have the fertilizer, the grain, and the 
seeds that it takes to work a farm or to tend an orchard.
  American farmers feed the world. It is time to stop imposing new and 
crippling taxes on our hardworking farmers. It is time to let them get 
back to work on feeding all of us.


              President Biden's Far-Left Spending Proposal

  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, on Monday, President Biden 
laid out his budget for the coming year, a budget that contains $73 
trillion in spending, $58 trillion in taxes, and over $16 trillion in 
debt.
  When he unveiled this far-left spending proposal, President Biden 
said that a budget is a statement of values. However, by failing to 
mention our border security, by tacking on billions of dollars for 
environmental justice, and by stripping out the Hyde amendment, 
President Biden has delivered to the American people a budget that does 
not share our values.
  We need a budget that protects the border. We need a budget that 
stops the flow of illegal drugs, like fentanyl, into our communities. 
We need a budget that promotes American energy in the face of egregious 
Russian aggression. We need a budget that defends all human life.
  We don't need this socialist spending spree; we don't need $58 
trillion in taxes; and we certainly do not need $16 trillion in new 
debt that mortgages the future of our children.

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