Political Quotes

“Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman of the Agriculture Committee for yielding me time to speak about an important industry in my district. And I want to thank my fellow Member of Congress from North Carolina, Virginia Foxx, for her leadership on this important agricultural issue for our districts, which border each other in the mountains of western North Carolina. We have got a wonderful industry in my district centered around Avery County, and this resolution today honors those men and women that work so very hard in the Christmas tree growing business. They provide a wonderful service and a wonderful product for Americans all around the country. And coming from a small county in western North Carolina, it is a wonderful privilege. Outside of western North Carolina this niche industry is often overlooked, but inside of our region it is never under appreciated. There are over 1,600 Christmas tree growers in North Carolina who produce over 19 percent of the real Christmas trees in the United States. Not those fake ones. The real ones. The evergreens. And the Fraser fir, which is grown in western North Carolina, is the most popular Christmas tree in North America and is shipped to every State in the U.S.…”