PRINTER'S NO. 1465

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 218 Session of 2005

        INTRODUCED BY HERSHEY, DALEY, S. MILLER, ADOLPH, ALLEN, ARGALL,
           ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES,
           BELARDI, BENNINGHOFF, BIANCUCCI, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
           CAUSER, CLYMER, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DALLY,
           DeLUCA, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, D. EVANS,
           FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER,
           FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH,
           GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARRIS, HASAY, HENNESSEY,
           HERMAN, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KAUFFMAN,
           M. KELLER, W. KELLER, KILLION, KIRKLAND, LEDERER, LEH,
           LESCOVITZ, MACKERETH, MAITLAND, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MARKOSEK,
           MARSICO, McCALL, McGILL, McILHATTAN, METCALFE, MILLARD,
           MUSTIO, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS,
           PICKETT, PISTELLA, QUIGLEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROHRER,
           ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SEMMEL,
           SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STAIRS, STERN,
           R. STEVENSON, SURRA, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE,
           TURZAI, WALKO, WATSON, WILT, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD,
           MARCH 31, 2005

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           MARCH 31, 2005

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating April 12, 2005, as "Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Day."

     2     WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, formerly Pennsylvania
     3  Farmers' Association, was created on November 24, 1950, to
     4  provide Pennsylvania farmers and rural citizens with a strong
     5  voice in government; and
     6     WHEREAS, This organization represents over 34,000 farm and
     7  rural families and has 54 county farm bureau organizations that
     8  are active in 65 counties in this Commonwealth; and

     1     WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau continues to be a
     2  strong voice for agricultural industry at the national, State
     3  and local levels; and
     4     WHEREAS, The agricultural industry and all the residents of
     5  this Commonwealth benefit from the effort of the Pennsylvania
     6  Farm Bureau; therefore be it
     7     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
     8  12, 2005, as "Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Day."















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