PRINTER'S NO. 3461
No. 656 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, HERSHEY, KESSLER, BAKER, BARRAR, BASTIAN,
BEAR, BELFANTI, BISHOP, BOBACK, BRENNAN, BROOKS, BUXTON,
CARROLL, CAUSER, COHEN, CONKLIN, COX, CREIGHTON, CUTLER,
DALEY, DALLY, DENLINGER, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD,
FLECK, FRANKEL, GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH,
GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HELM, HESS,
HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KAUFFMAN,
M. KELLER, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MANN, MANTZ,
MENSCH, METCALFE, MILLARD, MOUL, MOYER, MURT, MYERS, NAILOR,
M. O'BRIEN, OLIVER, PALLONE, PARKER, PASHINSKI, PAYNE,
PETRONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, READSHAW, RAMALEY, REICHLEY,
ROAE, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SIPTROTH,
K. SMITH, M. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STAIRS, STERN,
R. STEVENSON, SWANGER, THOMAS, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WANSACZ,
WATSON, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, HALUSKA, FREEMAN,
O'NEILL AND D. O'BRIEN, MARCH 24, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 24, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 2, 2008, as "Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Day."
2 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, formerly the
3 Pennsylvania Farmers' Association, was created 58 years ago to
4 provide Pennsylvania farmers and rural citizens with a strong
5 voice in government; and
6 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau represents more than
7 42,651 farm and rural families and has 54 county farm bureau
8 organizations active in 65 counties in this Commonwealth; and
9 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau has provided vital
10 guidance for the development and enactment of policies that
1 advance agriculture, agribusiness and rural life in this
2 Commonwealth; and
3 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau has been and continues
4 to be a strong voice for agriculture at the national, State and
5 local levels; therefore be it
6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, in recognition
7 of the important work of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, designate
8 April 2, 2008, as "Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Day"; and be it
9 further
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives extend
11 congratulations and appreciation to Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
12 members for their contributions to this Commonwealth and to the
13 economic welfare of this Commonwealth's agricultural industry.
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