[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 144 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H9042-H9043]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MT. VERNON, IL FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

  (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend the young members 
of the Mt. Vernon, IL Future Farmers of America who have won the 
Illinois FFA career development contest and will soon head to the 
national contest in Kansas City, MO.
  As part of the contest, this group of young men and women from 
southern Illinois was asked to choose a topic of debate on agriculture. 
The Mt. Vernon FFA chose to debate on the ethanol tax incentive, which 
is so important to the environment, energy independency, and economic 
growth in this country.

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  FFA debate team members will now travel to Kansas City on November 12 
to debate with other FFA groups nationally.
  I want to commend the Mount Vernon Township High School FFA for their 
hard work and wish each and every one of them the best of luck in 
debating ethanol in Kansas City.
  Hopefully, they can come out and help me as we fight for the ethanol 
tax credit here in Washington, DC.

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