[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5400-5401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    EXPEDITED BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURES

 Mrs. CARNAHAN. Mr. President, the expedited bankruptcy 
procedures provided in Chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code are extremely 
important for family farmers struggling during difficult times. I have 
been working diligently

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to extend these provisions and to make them permanent. I am pleased 
that both the Farm Bill and the Bankruptcy Bill Conference Committees 
are currently considering permanent extensions. The bill we are about 
to pass is an important stop-gap measure that will provide much needed 
assistance to family farmers until a permanent extension is 
enacted.

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