I support exemptions from the estate tax to ensure that when Maine farm owners die, their families will be able to continue to farm the land that they have protected and lived on, often for generations.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My mother's family has been in Maine for over 300 years on the same farm. They have a King George III deed.
Too many Mainers are dependent on government handouts. Government dependency has not - and never will - create prosperity.
My constituents in Kansas know the death tax is a duplicative tax on small businesses and family farms that, in many cases, families have spent generations building.
I will work tirelessly to ensure our public lands are managed and preserved in a way that benefits everyone for generations to come.
In so far as the government lands can be disposed of, I am in favor of cutting up the wild lands into parcels so that every poor man may have a home.
I am committed to strengthening our agricultural economy by protecting the unique interests of small and medium size family farms so that they can continue to operate.
My real emphasis is on the farmers who are taking care of the land, the farmers who are really thinking about our nourishment.
I think if you buy from people who are taking care of the land, you're supporting the future of this country.
It was in the best interests of Zavala and other counties that we move forward with a farm bill and provide certainty to ranchers, farmers, food banks, and other providers.
Maine's welfare program is cannibalizing the rest of state government. To all you able-bodied people out there: Get off the couch and get yourself a job.