[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 214 (Thursday, December 17, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H7243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CONGRATULATIONS TOM McCALL

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Mr. Tom McCall of Elbert County, Georgia, for being elected president 
of Georgia's largest general farm organization, the Georgia Farm 
Bureau, on December 8. Tom replaces Gerald Long, who retired from the 
position after serving as GFB president since 2016.
  He has been a dedicated Farm Bureau member since 1978, and Tom's 
first leadership role with the bureau was serving as the chairman of 
the Elbert County Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. Tom 
also represented Georgia Farm Bureau's second district on the GFB board 
of directors and served as Elbert County Farm Bureau's president for 
several years.
  The foundation of his leadership skills was developed when he served 
in the Georgia House of Representatives for 26 years. I was blessed to 
serve alongside Tom for 5 years in the Georgia State House, so I can 
attest to his dedication to improving the lives of his constituents and 
his commitment to the State of Georgia.
  His wealth of knowledge in agriculture contributed to his success 
while serving on the Georgia House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs 
Committee, and I know his continued commitment to improving agriculture 
in the State of Georgia will allow him to thrive as Georgia Farm 
Bureau's president.
  I wish him the best as he steps up to lead farmers across Georgia, 
and I know he will do a great job.

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