[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16278]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK

  (Ms. KUSTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the importance of 
the forest products industry as we celebrate National Forest Products 
Week.
  In my home State of New Hampshire, we have a rich tradition of 
supporting working forests and recognizing the ways in which our 
forests contribute to our State's economic livelihood and the vitality 
of our rural communities.
  The forest products industry employs over 7,000 Granite Staters. 
These men and women proudly continue our State's legacy of responsible 
forest stewardship. From timber production to biomass energy, our 
forests provide a wide range of sustainably sourced products that 
citizens and businesses rely on throughout our country.
  My district is home to both biomass power plants and wood pellet 
manufacturing facilities that are important job creators in the 
renewable energy sector, and I am proud to serve as co-chair of the 
bipartisan Congressional Biomass Caucus.
  As part of our efforts to underscore the economic and environmental 
contributions to our Nation's forests, we must rededicate ourselves to 
preserving these treasured lands for future generations to come.

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