[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 5, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E764]
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                  NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA FFA

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                            HON. DEVIN NUNES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 5, 2004

  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, as a former member of the Tulare Chapter of 
the Future Farmers of America, I am proud to announce that the 
California FFA is in the process of building a permanent $5 million 
home. This building will be located north of Galt, California, on 
Highway 99 and will contain housing for state officers, meeting rooms 
and dormitories. The new FFA headquarters will provide not only needed 
facilities but also long-term continuity for this important 
organization. Indeed, many future leaders of California will have their 
first leadership training experiences at this facility.
  Funds for the project are being raised by 59,000 high school students 
who are studying vocational agriculture. In addition, former alumni and 
friends of the FFA have already contributed $1.3 million toward the 
project.
  The Future Farmers of America is an organization that contributes 
support to vocational agriculture students through home projects and 
leadership training programs. It once was mostly a rural program, for 
high school students of vocational agriculture. Now, many of the 
students are from metropolitan areas and have projects designed for a 
broad spectrum of urban living.
  I am very pleased to congratulate the FFA on this important step in 
preparing for and prosperous future.

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