[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               YAKIMA COUNTY CELEBRATES 150TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. NEWHOUSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, as the newly elected Congressman from 
central Washington, I rise to mark the 150th birthday of Yakima County, 
a county at the heart of my congressional district and the county where 
I was born and am proud to call my home. The Washington Territorial 
Legislature created Yakima County in 1865, nearly 25 years before 
Washington itself became a State.
  I am a third-generation Yakima County farmer. My family and I 
continue to operate a 600-acre farm near the city of Sunnyside. Even 
before the creation of Yakima County, the agricultural industry 
recognized the vast environmental benefits of the region. Today, 
agriculture remains the lifeblood of Yakima County's economy, and I am 
pleased to represent those interests before the House Committee on 
Agriculture.
  Today marks Yakima County's sesquicentennial. Happy 150th birthday. 
It is an honor to represent you in Congress.

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