[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 93 (Thursday, May 27, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO RANDY GORDON

 Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, today I would like to 
congratulate Randall ``Randy'' C. Gordon on his retirement from the 
National Grain and Feed Association, NGFA, after nearly 43 years of 
service.
  A native Nebraskan, Randy graduated from the University of Nebraska-
Lincoln, UNL, with undergraduate degrees in journalism, history, and 
political science. After college, Randy worked at UNL's Agricultural 
Communications Department and freelanced for the Omaha World-Herald.
  Randy's NGFA story began on July 1, 1978, when he was hired as the 
director of information services. In 1987, he was promoted as NGFA's 
vice president for communications and government relations. A voracious 
reader and writer, in 1996, Randy authored a history of the first 100 
years of the NGFA for its centennial celebration, entitled ``A Century 
of Agricultural Abundance Through Free Enterprise.'' In 2005, the Food 
and Drug Administration awarded Randy for his contributions to 
preventing the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE, in the 
United States. In 2012, Randy became president and CEO of NGFA. Through 
more than four decades of NGFA service, Randy has made countless 
contributions to the U.S. agricultural industry.
  As the senior senator from Nebraska, I congratulate Randy on a 
successful and impactful career representing crucial aspects of the 
agricultural value chain. Randy, I wish you, your wife Barbara, and 
your children and grandchildren good health as you enter retirement. 
You have done Nebraska proud.

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