[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 15, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E917]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF FARM CREDIT

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                               speech of

                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 14, 2016

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, as we near its 100th 
anniversary, I rise today to commend the cooperative owners and the 
employees of the Farm Credit System for their continuing service in 
meeting the credit and financial-services needs of rural communities 
and agriculture.
  I was pleased to cosponsor House Resolution 591, commending the 
cooperative owners and employees of the Farm Credit System for 100 
years of service. The legislation was introduced by House Agriculture 
Committee Chairman Mike Conaway, Ranking Member Collin Peterson, as 
well as the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee for 
Commodity Exchanges, Energy & Credit, Chairman Austin Scott and Ranking 
Member David Scott.
  The Farm Credit System plays a vital role in the national success of 
agriculture and the economic vibrancy of rural communities throughout 
all 50 States and Puerto Rico, providing more than $237 billion in 
loans to more than 500,000 customers. For example, in my home state of 
Mississippi, Farm Credit serves 6,379 borrower-customers, providing 
$1.2 billion in credit.
  Farm Credit's mission also extends to supporting rural communities by 
financing vital infrastructure, bringing clean water to rural 
communities, providing reliable energy to farms and rural towns, and 
offering modern high-speed telecommunications that connect rural 
America to the rest of the world.

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