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“EASTERN HANCOCK HIGH SCHOOL WINS COLTS LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H7996-H7997 on Sept. 26, 2019.
The Department is primarily focused on food nutrition, with assistance programs making up 80 percent of its budget. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department implements too many regulations and restrictions and impedes the economy.
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EASTERN HANCOCK HIGH SCHOOL WINS COLTS LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence) for 5 minutes.
Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Eastern Hancock High School football team for being one of four Indiana high schools to win the Colts Leadership Challenge.
The Colts Leadership Challenge is a competition that encourages high school football teams to host blood drives and encourages donations throughout the summer.
Hundreds of donations are needed each day to meet the needs of the Versiti Blood Center of Indiana. We are so proud of the Royals for helping to deliver these critical, lifesaving measures.
I want to thank the Eastern Hancock High School football team for their outstanding service to the community and to the State of Indiana. Well done.
Recognizing Bec Wicker's Women In Agriculture Achievement Award
Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I want to recognize Rush County resident Bec Wicker, who was recently awarded the Women in Agriculture Achievement Award. The annual award recognizes Indiana women who have contributed significantly to the success of Indiana agriculture.
Bec joined Wicker Farms in 1976 and has since built a dairy milking operation, a calf and cow operation, and produces corn, soybeans, wheat, alfalfa, and hay.
I thank Mrs. Bec Wicker for her outstanding contributions and support for the agriculture community.
Farmers In Indiana's Sixth District Receive Hoosier Homestead Award
Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I want to recognize the outstanding achievement of 27 family farms in Indiana's Sixth Congressional District.
The Hoosier Homestead Award is given out by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture to family farms that have been farming for over 100 years, 150 years, and 200 years. I am proud that, in my district alone, 15 family farms earned the Hoosier Homestead centennial award, 8 earned the sesquicentennial award, and 4 earned the bicentennial award.
Future generations of Hoosier farmers can look up to these family farms and know that hard work and dedication pays off.
Congratulations to all of these families for earning the recognition as a Hoosier homestead.
Indiana's Beirut Memorial Monument
Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, this weekend, I joined my fellow veterans and Gold Star families in dedicating the Beirut Memorial monument to Hoosiers killed in the terrorist attack in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 23, 1983.
As a Beirut veteran myself, I understand that our first duty is to remember. I am proud that Indiana now has our own memorial to commemorate the Indiana servicemen who sacrificed their lives in the name of peace, and we will never forget:
James Baynard, USMC
Danny Estes, USMC
Michael Gorchinski, USN
Maurice Hukill, USMC
George McVicker, USN; and
Thomas Thorstad, USMC.
Madam Speaker, I will always be faithful.
Semper fi.
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