[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9317]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    100TH ANNIVERSARY OF FARM CREDIT

  (Mr. GARAMENDI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, this week marks the 100th anniversary of 
Farm Credit organizations here in the United States. Over the last 
century, these organizations have provided critical funding for new 
farmers, farmers who have been in business, and families for many, many 
years.
  I know that in my own family situation, my father was on the board of 
directors of the Land Bank in Stockton, California. When my wife and I 
wanted to start our own ranch, for the first 2 years, we relied upon 
the Farm Credit associations.
  And so it is all across America, as farmers try to continue their 
business to provide the food for our Nation and around the world, the 
Farm Credit organizations are there to make sure that the money is 
available for the operations of those farms and ranches.

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