On the recordJune 16, 2016
I rise, first, to recognize the 100th anniversary of the Farm Credit System in America. The Farm Credit System in America was set 100 years ago to provide lending opportunities for American farmers, ranchers, dairymen--those who tilled the soil, those who put food on America's dinner table every night. Through the success of the Farm Credit organizations throughout this country, we celebrate now 100 years of that successful ability to make loans to those who are young, who are older farmers, who are starting out, who have been farming for generations--to those who in every region of America do best, which is to produce the healthiest, the most nutritious, the most bountiful crops anywhere grown in the world so that American consumers and their families can enjoy those food products at the lowest cost value possible. Clearly, we know that the success of American agriculture is, in large part, due to the success of the Farm Credit organizations across this country. We commend them for their efforts and celebrate 100 years of making America the most productive agricultural country in the world. Terror Attack in Orlando, Florida
