i yield two minute of time to my friend from new york, richard hanna. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. hanna: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in strong support of h.r. 4157, the preserving america's farm act. i am pleased to co-sponsor this legislation this rule, had it been enacted, would be one more sad example of how far our government is willing to go to protect us from ourselves. if there's anything america's family farms act would protect the -- the preserving america's family farms act would prohibit the department of labor from issuing a rule to prohibit children from working on their family farms. like many children, i spent many summers working on my grandparents' modest dairy farm in new york. my grandfather -- by my grandfather's side i learned personal responsibility, accountability, gained character and a sense of accomplishment, as well as the pride and dignity that results from a day's work. my family farm would not have been economically viable if my younger cousins and i had not worked and