CONTENTS. Balden, William H., Kentucky Farm Bureau_ Berry, Hon. John, State senator from Kentucky- Breckinridge, Hon. John B., U.S. Representative from Kentucky. 56 19 Prepared statement__. Carroll, Hon. Julian M., Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky. Clay, Albert G., chairman of the board, Burley Auction Warehouse Collins, W. B., Bank of Maysville, Maysville, Ky. Ellis, W. M., executive vice president, Bank of Commerce & Trust Co... 78 Graves, Jake, III, president, Second National Bank & Trust Co., Lexington, Griffith, Jack, president, Council for Burley Tobacco.. Harris, Tom, commissioner, Kentucky Department of Agriculture Henderson, John, regional manager, Southern States Cooperative, Inc__- 86 Huddleston, Hon. Walter D., U.S. Senator from Kentucky- Mackey, Ray, president, Builey Farmers Advisory Council, and first vice McDaniel, Joe, president, Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Associa- Norvell, T.A., president, Burley Leaf Dealers Association....... Scott, Jack J., director, Agribusiness Division, Kentucky Department of Prepared statment___ Thompson, Jim, Paris, Ky.. Tucker, Barney, president, Burley Belt Chemical Co... Vaughan, Claude, executive director, Office of Developmental Planning Opening statement by Senator Ford.. Balance, Haze, Oakland, Ky. Bishop, Neal, Glasgow, Ky. Blandford, Hon. Donald, State representative from Kentucky. Curtis, Robert T., international vice president, Tobacco Workers Union, Davenport, Joseph, Bowling Green, Ky. 91 Page Finley, Robert, Princeton, Ky. 148 Fulkerson, E. Pierce, president, Kentucky Farm & Power Equipment 137 Kuegel, William M., vice chairman, Governor's Council on Agriculture......__ 111 150 Miller, Hon. Frank, State senator from Kentucky. - 93 131 Steen, Hon. Bernie, mayor, Bowling Green, Ky. 100 139 Snodgrass, Frank B., vice president and managing director, Burley & Dark Wade, J. Robert, president, Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation - ADDITIONAL ARTICLES, LETTERS, AND STATEMENTS A Frank Statement to Cigarette Smokers, article. Alexander, Susan, assistant to the director, Governor's Council on Agricul- An Assessment of the Impact of the Tobacco Industry on the Economy Begley, Robert B., chairman of the board, Begley Drug Co., letter of Economic Contributions of Burley Tobacco to the Economy of Kentucky Price Support and Grades Approved for United Burley Tobacco, article. The Economic Importance of the U.S. Tobacco Industry, article.... SMOKING DETERRENCE ACT OF 1978 MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1978 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION, SUBCOMMITTEE FOR CONSUMERS, Lexington, Ky. The subcommittee met at 9 a.m. in the auditorium, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., Hon. Wendell Ford (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. OPENING STATEMENT BY SENATOR FORD Senator FORD. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. If I could have your attention for just a moment, I would like to make an opening statement and then we will hear from three of the elected officials of Kentucky; the Governor, the senior Senator, and the Congressman from the Sixth District. I want to thank so many of your for coming to this hearing today and for all of the work that was put into this hearing prior to today. I want to keep my opening remarks very brief because the reason we are here is to give you the opportunity to tell the Kentucky side of the story about the importance of tobacco to the economy of not only this State but other parts of the Nation. Smoking has been under attack continuously since tobacco was first introduced over 400 years ago. The controversy over tobacco continues to simmer, not only in Washington but elsewhere. For example, since 1973, at least 30 States and the District of Columbia have enacted laws that ban smoking in certain public places. Antismoking restrictions have been imposed in hundreds of local communities. And airlines are now considering banning smoking from all commercial aircraft. The most recent controversy over tobacco at the national level has centered around the crusade of Health, Education, and Welfare Secretary, Joseph Califano, who has waged virtually a one-man war on tobacco. His requests for funds to carry out this campaign were substantially mollified by key tobacco-State legislators in Congress. Even though we have been able to hold Califano at bay for the time being, several other attempts were made in the recently concluded 95th Congress to enact legislation that can only be characterized as punitive to the tobacco industry. Among the most publicized of these legislative efforts were the bills introduced late in the session by Senator Edward Kennedy, and it is this legislation which is serving as the focal point for these hearings. (1) Even though the bills failed to be brought to the Senate for a vote, Senator Kennedy or others may reintroduce similar legislation-including a bill to tax cigarettes on the basis of tar and nicotine content-early in the next session of the 96th Congress. Thorough and exhaustive hearings have been held to advance the reason why this legislation should be enacted, and every aspect of the health questions surrounding tobacco has been explored in great detail in hearings held by Senator Kennedy. Meanwhile, those who oppose such an approach as the one Senator Kennedy who proposes have had little opportunity to make their views known for the record, particularly as it relates to the economic repercussions of such legislation. The proponents of this legislation do not recognize that tobacco is a multibillion dollar business which makes a sizable contribution to the American economy. They do not understand that more than 600,000 farm families— 90 percent of the small family farms in this State alone-derive much of their income from tobacco. And they will continue to refuse to consider the argument that the sheer economics of this situation dictate finding a solution rather than abolishing an industry. This is the point that I, along with other tobacco-State Members of Congress, have been trying to get across for years, and our arguments are becoming time-worn and weary. We do not want the Congress to be a willing accessory to the further demise of the family farm, because unless we find a suitable alternative to growing tobacco, that's what will happen and the people are going to be left with only two choices to leave the family farm or end up on welfare. I intend for these hearings to reflect the serious nature of this situation. Hopefully, through testimony that will be presented here today and in Bowling Green tomorrow, we will be able to balance the record which at this point is tilted strongly in the antitobacco direction. Abolishing tobacco from the American scene is not the answer to the questions which have been raised. Such an approach is unrealistic and unfair. It is also more than 300 years too late. I eagerly look forward to the testimony this morning, and once again thank you for taking the time to provide your assistance in this matter which is so important to all of us. [The bill follows:] Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. CHAFEE, Mr. RANDOLPH, Mr. PELL, Mr. Riegle, Mr. McGovern, Mr. HART, and Mr. LEAHY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committees on Environment and Public Works, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Human Resources jointly by unanimous consent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A BILL To create programs designed to promote health through Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Smoking Deterrence REGULATION OF SMOKING IN FEDERAL FACILITIES; RESTRICTIONS ON SMOKING IN FEDERAL FACILITIES SEC. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), g (c), and (d), smoking shall not be permitted in any en 9 closed area open to the public in any Federal facility or in |