[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 3, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2407]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING NATIONAL EGG DAY

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, as Representative of the Ohio region that 
produces the most eggs in our Nation, I rise to say happy National Egg 
Day: Easter eggs, chocolate eggs, egg yolks, egg whites, egg souffle, 
meringue pie, egg salad, and so much more.
  Egg prices still cost 25 percent more at the grocery store. The 
answer is: Don't ignore the devastating impact of bird flu decimating 
flocks across our district and Nation. Meanwhile, the big egg 
conglomerates like Cal-Maine are posting record profits, tripling them, 
while millions of Americans struggle to afford basic staples. Can't 
they pack six eggs per pack to help buyers afford some eggs rather than 
no eggs at all?
  Our district is home to millions of egg-laying hens and countless 
family-run poultry operations. Ohio families and farmers deserve better 
than price gouging and political spin.
  If we want to protect our food supply and keep our family farms 
alive, we must accelerate development of a safe and effective vaccine 
and flu remedy as well as coop control and sanitary protocols. Farmers 
can't afford to have their flocks wiped out time and again.

  On this National Egg Day, I stand with the people who make our 
breakfast, not the ones making excuses and delaying scientific 
progress.

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