Political Quotes

“Under section 3506, each agency shall reduce the information collection burdens on the public. These industry and economic censuses cause business owners and farmers to maintain a great deal of paperwork in order to complete the census. The 1992 Agriculture Census alone required farmers and ranchers to answer more than 200 questions. It is my understanding that if a hospital, for example, has a garden where they grow lettuce or fruits only for their patients, they may still be considered a farmer and be required to fill out the 200 questions in the agriculture census even though their crops never go to market. Would the chairman agree that this section would require the Secretary of Commerce to reduce burdens created by the compilation and publication of censuses of agriculture and irrigation, of manufactures, of mineral industries, and other businesses, including the distributive trades, service establishments, and transportation?”