Collin Peterson: “I just want to again thank my good friend Mr. Goodlatte for his leadership on this issue and the rest of the members of…”

“I just want to again thank my good friend Mr. Goodlatte for his leadership on this issue and the rest of the members of our committee who have worked very hard. We've produced a farm bill that is going to do our part in getting this country off of energy independence. I also want to thank our leadership, especially Speaker Pelosi for her leadership on this issue. As I said, we have a tremendous opportunity in rural America and agriculture with this whole effort to get energy independent in this country, and this resolution will help us by establishing that goal. In Minnesota, where I'm proud to be from, we have led the way. I was just at a grand opening on Friday of a new plant that's turning turkey manure into electricity, and we have had mandates in Minnesota in ethanol and biodiesel, electricity, and it works. We've had a tremendous economic development that's come about because of the renewable energy industry that we've developed in Minnesota. So we're proud on the Ag Committee of our work, and we urge our colleagues to join us in supporting H. Con. Res. 25.”