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Oklahoma
State Senate
Communications Division
State Capitol
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
For Immediate Release: February 2, 2010
Sen. Ron Justice
Legislature Honors U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe
State Sen. Ron
Justice and Rep. Dale
DeWitt joined with their legislative colleagues in honoring
one of their own today. Senate Concurrent Resolution 37 congratulates
U.S. Senator and former state Senator Jim Inhofe for receiving the
American Farm Bureau’s Golden Plow award, the highest honor
the organization bestows on members of Congress.
“Senator Inhofe has been a tireless advocate for the agriculture
industry and community. He understands that our farmers and ranchers
are the backbone of our nation not only feeding our people but providing
a tremendous boost to our economy,” said Justice, Chair of
the Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Committee.
As Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
and now the ranking minority member, Inhofe has held hearings on
behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation and agriculture on
numerous issues, including the comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, the Water Resources Development
Act, endangered species, climate change, wetlands, and the Clean
Water Act.
“Senator Inhofe is committed to protecting private property,
promoting alternative energies, maintaining a strong safety net
for our farmers and ranchers, and ensuring trade doors remain open
so that those individuals have marketing opportunities abroad,”
said DeWitt, Chair of the House Natural Resources and Regulatory
Services Committee. “The citizens of Oklahoma are so fortunate
to have him representing their interests in Washington; and I want
to speak on behalf of my fellow farmers and ranchers and thank Senator
Inhofe for his service and dedication to the agriculture community.”
Inhofe has also worked to include a compromise solution in the 2007
Farm Bill, authorizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to give
priority consideration to grant proposals that allow agricultural
operators to make use of animal manure, specifically poultry litter,
for use as fertilizers, energy production, and other useful byproducts
aimed at identifying new ways to create an environmentally-friendly
use of poultry litter.
The Farm Bureau awards the Golden Plow award to a member of Congress,
regardless of party affiliation, whose philosophy or record demonstrates
his or her commitment to the private enterprise system, sound agricultural
policies supported by the Farm Bureau, fiscal conservatism, and
reduced federal regulations on businesses and individuals.
For more information contact:
Sen. Justice: 405-521-5537
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