[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9049]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             THE FARM BILL

  (Mr. FLAKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker, I didn't plan to take any time today, but we 
will be debating the farm bill later today, and the rule that has come 
to the floor does not allow anyone to claim time in opposition to the 
bill; so those of us who are opposed to this $300 billion piece of 
legislation cannot even stand up and oppose the bill unless we get 
time, if they are generous enough to give it to us, from those who 
support the bill. Now, if I were wanting to hide what's in this bill, 
that's what I would do too.
  This legislation allows multimillionaires to still collect farm 
subsidies. Under this legislation you can still make $2.5 million as a 
couple in farm and nonfarm income and still collect subsidies. I would 
have a closed rule or a highly structured rule as well if I had this in 
a bill and wanted to hide it.
  This bill needs to be rejected today. I hope we will all vote against 
the farm bill.

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