[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E370]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING LINDA LARSON ON HER GRADUATION FROM INVER HILLS 
                           COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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                            HON. ANGIE CRAIG

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 30, 2025

  Ms. CRAIG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Linda Larson on 
fulfilling her lifelong dream of completing her college education. 
Linda graduated with an Associate's Degree with an emphasis on 
political science from Inver Hills Community College. She also 
graduated as part of Phi Beta Kappa.
  Linda grew up on a small farm near Ruthton, Minnesota. As the 
daughter of a tenant farmer, Linda learned early on the challenges and 
instability farmers face in trying to earn a living. This informed her 
work at the Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU), where she has advocated for 
affordable healthcare and the needs of family farmers. Additionally, 
Linda has been a strong leader for women in farming. In 2013, she 
helped reestablish the MFU Women's Conference and later received the 
2013 MFU Leadership Excellence award along with her husband, Brian. She 
is the current president of the Dakota County Farmers Union and 
regularly attends Farmers Union events at the local, state and national 
level.
  I know Linda through her work on my Farmers Advisory Council, which 
she has been a member of since I came to Congress in 2019. Linda has 
provided invaluable feedback to my work on agriculture policy as I've 
fought to ensure family farmers have a strong farm safety net. I look 
forward to our continued collaboration to pass a bipartisan farm bill.
  I congratulate Linda on her graduation and thank her for her service 
to our community.

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