[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H165]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CELEBRATING NATIONAL MILK DAY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
celebrate National Milk Day.
  Today is a great day to raise a glass of milk in honor of our dairy 
farmers, who work 24/7 to bring fresh, nutritious, and delicious milk 
to our tables every single day.
  We celebrate National Milk Day on January 11 because on this day in 
1878 milk was delivered in sterilized glass bottles for the first time.
  I am proud to come from a long line of dairy farmers. According to 
the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Pennsylvania has 500,000 
cows producing more than 10.2 billion pounds of milk annually.
  The Keystone State ranks seventh in milk production in the country, 
and Pennsylvania is also second nationally in the number of dairy 
farms, with 6,200 farms across the Commonwealth.
  Agriculture is the number one industry in Pennsylvania, with the 
Pennsylvania dairy industry providing 52,000 jobs and generating $14.7 
billion in annual revenue.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in celebrating National Milk Day and 
thanking our dairy farm families for their continued efforts to provide 
us with such a delicious and nutritious treat.

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