[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 98 (Tuesday, June 6, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2749]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CELEBRATING NATIONAL DAIRY MONTH

  (Mr. VALADAO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VALADAO. Madam Speaker, June is National Dairy Month, and I want 
to take this opportunity to thank all the dairy farmers in the Central 
Valley for their commitment to supplying America with the dairy 
products we all know and love.
  Madam Speaker, if you are a fan of cheese, ice cream, yogurt, or just 
a good old-fashioned glass of cold milk, there is a pretty good chance 
it was produced in California's 22nd District.
  California is the number one milk-producing State in the country, 
housing over 1,100 dairies, and 99 percent of those are family owned. 
Eighty percent of California's 1.7 million milk cows live in the 
Central Valley. Tulare County alone houses about 450,000 milk cows.
  As the Representative for America's largest dairy-producing counties 
and Congress' only dairy farmer, I know firsthand the challenges the 
men and women in the dairy industry face every day. However, like all 
our agricultural producers in the valley, dairy farmers continue to 
produce America's dairy products, care for their animals, and support 
their local communities.
  Madam Speaker, I ask all of my colleagues to join me in raising a 
glass of milk to our dairy farmers as we celebrate National Dairy 
Month.

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