[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING THE PEANUT & TREE NUT PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION ON ITS 80TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                       HON. DONALD S. BEYER, JR.

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 2019

  Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in congratulating The Peanut & Tree Nut 
Processors Association (PTNPA). The PTNPA was established in 1939 and 
is proud to be celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2019.
   Headquartered in Virginia's 8th Congressional District, the PTNPA is 
an association of leading nut industry companies and representatives. 
PTNPA member companies range from large global organizations to small 
family-owned businesses that focus on the food industry production of 
peanuts and tree nuts--along with companies who supply equipment and 
services critical to the nut industry. The PTNPA also works closely 
with nut and food industry associations, alliances, and coalitions.
   PTNPA member companies generate billions of dollars in today's 
global economy and are growing in response to consumer interests and 
demands. Eighty percent of PTNPA's employees are constituents of mine 
lead by Executive Director Jeannie Shaughnessy. The vision of the PTNPA 
is to be ``The Voice of America's Nut Industry''.
   Madam Speaker, for these reasons I ask the House of Representatives 
to join me in congratulating the association and its members on their 
80th anniversary.

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