[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8781]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         FARM CREDIT CELEBRATES
                               100 YEARS

  (Mr. YOHO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Farm Credit on its 
100th anniversary.
  On July 17, 1916, the Federal Farm Loan Act was signed into law, thus 
creating the Farm Credit System. Since then, Farm Credit has provided 
our Nation's rural communities with the financial tools they sorely 
need.
  At a national level, Farm Credit has provided more than $260 billion 
in credit to more than 500,000 rural customers. In my district, the 
Farm Credit System serves over 544 borrowers and customers, providing 
roughly $160 million in credit.
  As a large animal veterinarian, I have seen firsthand how Farm Credit 
has served generations of young farmers and ranchers who rely on these 
tools available to start successful businesses, businesses that keep 
American farming strong.
  Without the Farm Credit System, our farmers in Florida and the Nation 
would not have access to the much-needed credit required to farm so 
that they can feed not just America, but the world.

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