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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1558 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1558

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that fruit and 
    vegetable and commodity producers are encouraged to display the 
    American flag on labels of products grown in the United States, 
   reminding us all to take pride in the healthy bounty produced by 
                     American farmers and workers.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2010

 Mr. Cardoza submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                      the Committee on Agriculture

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that fruit and 
    vegetable and commodity producers are encouraged to display the 
    American flag on labels of products grown in the United States, 
   reminding us all to take pride in the healthy bounty produced by 
                     American farmers and workers.

Whereas American farmers produce the most abundant food supply in the entire 
        world;
Whereas, on average, each farmer provides enough food and fiber to meet the 
        needs of 155 people in the United States and abroad;
Whereas the majority of farms in the United States are family owned;
Whereas everyday products from crayons to fuel are produced by America's farmers 
        and ranchers;
Whereas American farmers take pride in their yearly harvest, and consumers value 
        ``grown in America'' produce, and in doing so contribute to the 
        protection of American's ability to be self-sufficient, create jobs, and 
        remain a world leader;
Whereas rural Americans honorably serve their country in peace time and in war, 
        sacrificing their lives for their land and Nation;
Whereas, as a sign of support, rural Americans regularly display the flag in 
        their homes, on their barns, and anyplace else they can find to share 
        their love of flag and country;
Whereas this bounty is not only a symbol of the selflessness of the American 
        farmer but is a symbol of the generosity of our Nation;
Whereas the image of the American flag gives inspiration to our Nation's farmers 
        that produce our most valued products that we are so dependent on;
Whereas the American flag is our most honored national symbol;
Whereas the American flag commands respect and admiration;
Whereas the American flag reminds us of our Nation's commitment to hard work and 
        our historic ability to rise to any occasion;
Whereas the American flag symbolizes freedom, the entrepreneurial spirit, and 
        the path to our own individual destinies;
Whereas the American flag symbolizes the noble dreams of our founding fathers, 
        the freedoms fought for by our soldiers, and the most noble aspirations 
        in history of the human spirit; and
Whereas the American flag has served throughout our Nation's history as the 
        needle with which we have sewn our patriotic seed: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
fruit and vegetable and commodity producers are encouraged to display 
the American flag on labels of products grown in the United States, 
reminding us all to take pride in the healthy bounty produced by 
American farmers and workers.
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