[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 27, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1284]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING THE AMERICAN ANGUS ASSOCIATION

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 27, 2006

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize the American 
Angus Association, based in St. Joseph, Missouri. This month will mark 
the 50th anniversary of the American Angus Association's move to St. 
Joseph from Chicago in 1956.
  The American Angus Association is a member-based not-for-profit 
organization that was founded in 1883. The Association maintains 
ancestral records and performance information on purebred Angus cattle 
in the United States, as well offers a variety of programs and services 
to over 34,000 members across the nation. All of these programs are 
managed by a very hardworking and dedicated staff.
  In the 50 years since moving to St. Joseph, the Association and its 
entities have grown to employ nearly 200 people. That growth has seen 
the expansion of the original building that was once on the edge of the 
city. After several additions to the structure, the Association was 
able to house two of its entities: Angus productions, Inc. and the 
Angus Foundation. From humble beginnings in the home of its early 
executives, the American Angus Association has come a long way in 123 
years of service to America's cattlemen.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in recognizing the American 
Angus Association. The Association has been remarkable in its many 
years of service and the city of St. Joseph is proud to be their home. 
I wish to thank the American Angus Association for all that they do and 
I am honored to represent them in the United States Congress.

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