[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8123-8124]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS IN PENNSYLVANIA 
 AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION ON THE OCCASION OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURE DAY

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Agriculture 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 114 and 
the Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 114) recognizing the contributions of 
     agricultural producers in Pennsylvania and throughout the 
     Nation on the occasion of National Agriculture Day.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mrs. MURRAY. I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the 
preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, 
and any statements be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 114) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 114

       Whereas National Agriculture Day is an annual celebration 
     during which government agencies, community members, and 
     agricultural groups work with agricultural producers to honor 
     the importance of the agriculture industry;
       Whereas agriculture is a pillar of the economy of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and many other States across the 
     country;
       Whereas agriculture is the number one industry in 
     Pennsylvania and has contributed more than $45,000,000,000 to 
     the economy of the Commonwealth;
       Whereas agricultural producers in Pennsylvania export a 
     considerable amount of food and agricultural and forest 
     products, earning more than $1,500,000,000 annually in 
     profits;
       Whereas dairy cattle from Pennsylvania are used as breeding 
     stock in a number of countries around the world;
       Whereas Pennsylvania is the home of over 58,000 farms, 
     covering more than 7,700,000 acres of land;
       Whereas Pennsylvania is a leading producer of mushrooms, 
     eggs, pumpkins, apples, grapes, freestone peaches, ice cream, 
     milk

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     cows, chickens, and other agricultural products and 
     livestock;
       Whereas each agricultural producer in the United States 
     feeds more than 144 people and Pennsylvania's agricultural 
     producers are responsible for feeding more than 8,000,000 
     mouths worldwide;
       Whereas agricultural producers in Pennsylvania and 
     throughout the Nation provide the people of the United States 
     with food, clothes, and many other staples; and
       Whereas the contribution of agricultural producers in 
     Pennsylvania and throughout the United States should be 
     honored with highest praise and respect: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes--
       (A) that agriculture is the number one industry in 
     Pennsylvania;
       (B) the outstanding contribution of Pennsylvania's 
     agricultural producers to the economy of the Commonwealth and 
     the Nation; and
       (C) that agriculture in Pennsylvania is diverse and 
     provides important nutrition to the people of the United 
     States; and
       (2) pays tribute to agriculture and agricultural producers 
     in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States on the 
     occasion of National Agriculture Day.

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