Political Quotes

“I received a letter from Gary Hall, dated July 4, 1997. Dear Congressman, I am sitting here at my dad's grave, missing him so much. He was not only my father, financial adviser, supervisor, the best farm adviser I know. He was my best friend. Now the family attorney says time is getting short. You have to decide what is being sold to pay all these taxes. The family farm, 1,900 acres, appraised at $5.5 million, estate taxes, $4.26 million. He says, why does the Government deserve to squander or blow dad's hard work away? The Federal Government taking 80 percent, 80 percent of the family farm. It is unconscionable. But the good news is, we have passed a bill. It will save him a little bit of money. But we have a long way to go so America's farmers can pass land on to their children without the Government squandering it away.”