[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





              HONORING NEBRASKA'S 41ST GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN

  (Mr. FLOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. FLOOD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Nebraska's 41st 
Governor, the newly-inaugurated, Jim Pillen.
  After traveling to all 93 counties in Nebraska, putting 100,000 miles 
on his truck, Jim has become a very well-known man, but I also wanted 
to share a little bit about his story with you.
  Jim is the son of a tenant farmer and a seamstress. What most people 
don't know is that Jim came from almost nothing. He is a self-made man. 
His entrepreneurial spirit built Pillen Family Farms into a company 
with international success.
  If you have eaten bacon in the last decade, you have probably enjoyed 
the work of the Pillen family, which reaches all the way from hog 
genetics to meat processing and everything in between.
  The pig farmer is wasting no time as Governor. He has already rolled 
up his sleeves, getting to work raising awareness about human 
trafficking, fighting for school choice, and making government more 
efficient.
  Jim has pledged to bring people together to make Nebraska better day 
by day. Our Nebraska delegation is excited to work with him to move the 
State forward.

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