[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3313]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NORTH CAROLINA SWEET POTATO 
                               COMMISSION

  (Mr. BUTTERFIELD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 60th 
anniversary of the North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission.
  The role of this commission is to support growers and increase sweet 
potato consumption. Their efforts have been tremendously effective as 
the popularity of sweet potatoes has increased at home and especially 
abroad.
  North Carolina leads the Nation in sweet potato production and has 
done so for the last 50 years. There are over 450 sweet potato farmers 
in North Carolina, and those farmers produce about 65 percent of all 
sweet potatoes grown throughout the country.
  I am proud to recognize and congratulate the North Carolina Sweet 
Potato Commission on its 60th anniversary. I wish them another 60 years 
of continued success.

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