[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2155]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA AT BEDDINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

  (Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, food security is national 
security. The late House Committee on Agriculture chair, Harold Cooley, 
once said: ``Bread and butter rather than bullets and bayonets are the 
most powerful weapons in our arsenal.''
  We must ensure that the next generation of agricultural leaders know 
how to advocate and make their voices heard for the future of eastern 
North Carolina and rural America.
  In that spirit, I held a 2023 farm bill listening session with FFA 
students at Beddingfield High School in Wilson, North Carolina, to 
discuss agriculture's most pressing needs.
  Each student sat down with me and addressed their top priorities, 
ranging from biomedicine research to nutrition, rural development, and 
everything in between. They completed surveys to be submitted to the 
House Committee on Agriculture to be a part of the official Record.
  Mr. Speaker, bread and butter are indeed our most important arsenal, 
along with our students who are our future. We are only as great as the 
next generation.

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