[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 97 (Monday, June 5, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2715]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NATIONAL DAIRY MONTH

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, this June, we celebrate 
National Dairy Month and recognize the farmers and the producers across 
Pennsylvania who provide healthy dairy products for our children who 
need that as they grow and mature.
  Pennsylvania's 13th District is home to the greatest number of dairy 
cows in the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For generations, 
family-owned-and-operated dairy farms have been at the heart of our 
rural communities.
  This year, Congress will work to pass a farm bill. To prepare for 
this legislation, I have been traveling across our district to hear 
from the farmers who will be affected most by this legislation.
  Over the past years, we have seen inflationary policies lead to 
rising prices on the grain, the fertilizer, and supplies that our 
farmers rely on, and they are faced with imitation products that 
continue to put a strain on the dairy markets right here in America.
  Last year, dairy substitutes made over $2.8 billion in sales, 
directly harming these locally owned dairy farmers in Pennsylvania.
  The attacks on our dairy farmers have been going on for far too long. 
We have seen liberal policies dating back to the Obama administration 
that have yanked whole milk from school cafeterias and have pulled away 
the nutritious product that growing young men and women need.
  This decision is directly harmful. We know the nutritional benefits 
to bone, to muscle, and brain development that only whole milk can 
provide. Now, our students are missing out on these benefits.
  National Dairy Month allows us to recommit to returning whole milk 
back into the schools, back to the kids who need it.
  Let's pledge to end the false labeling of fake dairy products, and 
let's commit to standing with our dairy farmers.

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