[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15308-15309]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNITION OF DAVE WHITE, CHIEF OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION 
                                SERVICE

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Mr. 
Dave White, chief of the Natural Resource Conservation Service at the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture. After a career with NRCS that spanned 
nearly four decades, this week he announced his plans to retire.
  Chief White has spent his career working to improve the Nation's land 
management policies and practices. Over the years, Dave has been an 
indispensable resource of experience and

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knowledge, from helping to craft the 2008 farm bill conservation title, 
to his leadership in implementing and improving these programs at NRCS.
  Dave's work has helped the Nation achieve our shared objectives for 
sustaining agriculture and the natural resources upon which we all 
depend.
  One area in particular is voluntary incentive-based conservation 
programs where Chief White has delivered a demonstrated track record in 
leveraging resources to maximize limited resources. In my home State of 
Pennsylvania, these efforts are helping to improve the health of the 
Chesapeake Bay Watershed, while also keeping farms profitable and 
ensuring that these farms remain in agriculture over the long term.
  I want to thank Dave White for his dedicated service. Best of luck in 
your retirement, Chief.

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