[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 20 (Thursday, January 31, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S812]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 39--RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN 
FARM BUREAU FEDERATION AND CELEBRATING THE LONG HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN 
  FARM BUREAU FEDERATION REPRESENTING THE FARMERS OF THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Carper, 
Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cruz, 
Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
Gardner, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Mr. Lankford, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Paul, Mr. Perdue, Mr. 
Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Smith, Mr. Scott of 
South Carolina, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
Wicker, and Ms. Stabenow) submitted the following resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 39

       Whereas, on November 12, 1919, a group of farmers met in 
     Chicago, Illinois, to found the American Farm Bureau 
     Federation, with the goal of ``making the business of farming 
     more profitable and the community a better place to live'';
       Whereas James Howard, the first president of the American 
     Farm Bureau Federation, said in 1920, ``What's good for the 
     farmers is good for America'';
       Whereas, with State farm bureaus in all 50 States and 
     Puerto Rico, 2,800 county farm bureaus, and 6,000,000 member 
     families, the American Farm Bureau Federation is one of the 
     largest farmer organizations in the United States;
       Whereas the mission of the American Farm Bureau Federation 
     is to ``enhance and strengthen the lives of rural Americans 
     and to build strong, prosperous agricultural communities'';
       Whereas the American Farm Bureau Federation fulfills its 
     mission--
       (1) by representing farm and ranch families united for the 
     purpose of formulating action to improve the rural United 
     States;
       (2) by supporting educational improvement, economic 
     opportunity, and social advancement; and
       (3) by promoting the well-being of the people of the United 
     States;
       Whereas the American Farm Bureau Federation has represented 
     the interests of farmers with respect to the consideration 
     and enactment of all major legislation impacting farmers 
     since the founding of the American Farm Bureau Federation; 
     and
       Whereas the American Farm Bureau Federation plays a vital 
     role in promoting the well-being of the people of the United 
     States--
       (1) by analyzing the problems faced by farm and ranch 
     families; and
       (2) by formulating action to achieve the goals of farm and 
     ranch families: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commemorates the 100th anniversary of the American Farm 
     Bureau Federation;
       (2) recognizes the American Farm Bureau Federation for 100 
     years of promoting farm and ranch interests for the benefit 
     of the people of the United States; and
       (3) applauds the American Farm Bureau Federation for its 
     past, present, and future efforts to advocate for farm 
     interests that are critical to the United States.

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