[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13235]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                SUPPORT OUR NORTH COUNTRY APPLE FARMERS

  (Ms. STEFANIK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, do you like apples?
  Because I rise today to speak about that great time of year when days 
grow crisp and leaves start to change, apple season.
  Agriculture is the backbone of our economy in the North Country, and 
New York State is the second largest-producing State in the country 
where we export our delicious products across the globe.
  For most families, a trip apple picking is a great annual tradition 
this time of year. I have had the pleasure of touring apple orchards 
across my district, from Applejacks Orchards in Plattsburgh, to 
Forrence and Everett Orchards in Peru, to Kaneb Orchards in Massena.
  Every year, during apple season, these orchards and many others in 
the North Country produce bushels and bushels of apples for eating as 
fresh fruit, to be made into juice and cider, and even to fill 
delicious apple pies.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand on the House floor today to support 
our North Country apple farmers.

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