from to designate the facility
of the united states postal
service located at 1421
veterans memorial drive in
abbeville, louisiana, as the
sergeant richard franklin
abshire post office building
rise?
>> i ask unanimous consent to
address the house for one
minute and to revise and
extend.
the speaker pro tempore:
without objection, the
gentleman is recognized for one
minute.
>> mr. speaker, as the house
agriculture committee considers
farm bill legislation, i rise
in strong support of
responsible policies for all of
our agriculture producers,
especially sugar, rice and
soybean industry.
mr. scalise: it allows for
industry expansion under the
2008 farm bill.
last week the st. mary parish
chamber of commerce passed a
resolution on the sugar
industry in south louisana.
it supplies more than 16,000
jobs.
i'm pleased to see the
chairman's initial draft
language also includes multiple
risk management options
benefiting south louisana.