[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING JIM HARPER'S TIME AS PRESIDENT OF THE LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU

  (Ms. LETLOW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LETLOW. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Jim Harper's 
time as President of the Louisiana Farm Bureau.
  Jim is a longtime resident of Rapides Parish where he farms 
sugarcane, rice, crawfish, and soybeans, some of Louisiana's finest 
crops.
  He has given 25 years of his life to the Louisiana Farm Bureau Board 
of Directors, and I join the countless number of people in thanking him 
for the tireless work that he has done to protect our farmers, 
ranchers, and producers. Our Louisiana agriculture industry is better 
because of his commitment and his dedication to Louisiana's largest 
industry.
  Jim has been a friend and true colleague, and there is not a soul who 
doesn't enjoy the opportunity to work with him.
  I wish him nothing but the best in his next phase of life: spending 
more time with his wife Debbie and their grandchildren. I know he will 
never be a stranger to the Louisiana agricultural community.

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