ClS—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March %$, 1980 „
BYCURTHARLER
BOILING SPRINGS - It’s
tune we stopped throwing
asprms at our sick economy
and did something about the
cause of the illness, U.S.
Representative William F.
Goodlmg told the Cum
berland County Farmers’
Association.
Goodlmg spoke at the
group’s Fifth Annual Spring
Meeting held here Monday
night.
Goodlmg predicted the
coming months will be
difficult ones for farmers,
especially young farmers.
“Things are not gomg to
get better for a good while no
matter who is campaigning
and tells you different,” he
said.
He compared the present
situation in the United States
to that in Germany in the
early 1930 s He said Ger
mans today have good
cooperation between labor
and management because
they fear a repeat of the 30s
when Hitler stepped into an
ecomormc and leadership
vacuum
Goodlmg said the US
House of Representatives
has passed legislation to
counteract some of the pain
of the economic crunch on
farmers, but added that the
Senate must approve any
such action and then a
U.S. Rep. William F. Goodling told the Cumberland County Farmers’
Association of economic hard times ahead. But he added the cure was available
if the public pressures Congress to take action.
Goodling
about
conference committee must
reconcile the differences.
He indicated that such a
process could take quite a
while to be completed
Goodling cited the
government’s deficit
spending, decreasing
productivity, energy
problems, and a lack of
mcentive for individuals to
save as causes of inflation.
He noted the President’s
inflation program spares no
segment of the economy,
including the farm segment.
He said one thing that may
help farmers is a national
marketing bill
While Goodling has
promised farmers to work
for such a measure, ne
pointed out that processors
don’t want to hear anything
about farmer marketing
groups.
He said a few hearings are
scheduled to be held in
California on the subject
But he said farmers should
push on a state level to get
some sort of program
enacted.
Goodlmg said he was
pushing for legislation to
allow USDA to issue letters
of credit for commodities
purchased in the school
lunch program
That program is opposed
by the Wisconsin dairy in
dustry
Goodlmg said Wisconsin
tells Cumberland farmers
inflation,
groups are against it
because other farmers,
including those in Penn
sylvania, will be able to sell
materials locally to local
schools.
It said it would be an
advantage to have local
people control local funds,
although USDA will have
guidelines established on
what can be purchased.
Goodlmg said he sees the
windfall profits tax as
revenge on oil companies.
But he was worried that it
will help produce no extra
energy.
On the night ot the first
anniversary of the Three
Mile Island disaster, he
waffled on questions from
the floor about the future of
TMI.
He placed much of the
blame for the problem, and
the public’s perception of the
problem, on the Nuclear
Regulatory Cr omission.
He said NRc caused more
of the de vista tion than
anyone else due to NEC’s
false and misleading
reporting
If they don’t find a way to
get rid of the Krypton we are
sitting on a timebomb,”
Goodling said
He admitted the public
doesn’t seem to want it
vented, but added that doing
nothing might be the most
dangerous course
marketing, TMI
“We have to be rid of it in
some way,” he concluded
He said mass transit will
solve some transportation
problems on the East and
West Coasts, but not in the
country’s vast heartland.
He said Congress would
have to act to force ac
ceptance of programs which
make welfare recipients
work for the money they
receive
“We need a change in
philosophy, one that tells
people there is no Santa for
people over 12 years old,” he
said.
“Working people are tired
of taking their stubs home
rather than their pay
checks,” he added
Goodling, who is serving
as Republican Presidential
Hopeful George Bush’s
Pennsylvania Campaign
Manager, said the one thing
uniting the Democratic
party is Ronald Reagan.
He said the moderate
Republicans are fighting one
another and the conflict is
working to the advantage of
Reagan.
Goodlmg said he feels land
use planning legislation
should be left to the state and
local governments and not
be handled on a Federal
level.
He also said he foresees no
Constitutional amendment
forthcoming to balance the
Federal budget
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He said the budget never
will be balanced if people
wait for that long, intricate
process to take place.
But, he added, the people
of the country, talking to
Congress could force a
balanced budget through
legislation
He concluded by saying
the power in this country
rests in Congress and he
urged farmers to make their
feelings known on any and
all matters of legislative
interest