[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 28151]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                 IN HONOR OF TED WINTER'S 50TH BIRTHDAY

 Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, I speak today to recognize a 
very special Minnesotan. Ted Winter will be celebrating his 50th 
birthday the day after Thanksgiving. Friends and family will be 
gathering at the American Legion in Fulda, Minnesota, to honor this 
very good and decent man.
  It is very appropriate that this year his birthday falls so close to 
Thanksgiving because as a Minnesotan I am very thankful that Ted so 
ably represents the people of Southwestern Minnesota in the State 
Legislature; I am thankful that Ted continues to be a strong voice for 
those struggling to maintain their family farms; I am thankful that Ted 
struggles daily to ensure the vitality of our rural communities and 
that he is committed to a vision of Minnesota that is rich and diverse.
  In the last few years, Ted has been the driving force behind uniting 
Midwest State Legislators in calling for a change in federal farm 
policy. He has been central in calling attention to the devastating 
effect the concentration of power in agriculture is having on family 
farmers. Day in and day out, Ted spends time away from his own farm to 
work with farm organizations and other farmers to come up with ways 
that family farmers can survive to farm another day. He drives 
throughout the state to make sure that any meeting discussing the 
future of Minnesota includes a discussion about the future of family 
farms and rural communities.
  I am pleased to be able to speak today to honor my friend, Ted 
Winter.

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