,,iv  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #ba1 #bjaf,mr4
 ,poliquin submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,encouraging the
 people of the ,united ,states to       
observe ,national ,lobster ,day4        
,whereas the ,american lobster is       
recognized around the world as a prized 
and flavorful culinary delicacy1 and    
should be so recognized on ,september   
#be1 #bjaf1 as ,national ,lobster ,day2 
,whereas lobster fishing has served as  
an economic engine and family tradition 
in the ,united ,states for centuries2   
,whereas thousands of families in the   
,united ,states make their livelihoods  
from lobster fishing and processing2    
,whereas more than #abj1jjj1jjj pounds  
of lobster is caught each year in the   
waters of the ,united ,states1          
representing one of the most valuable   
catches in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas

 foreign markets for lobster from the   
,united ,states are booming1 with export
 values having more than doubled since  
#bjji2 ,whereas historical lore notes   
that lobster likely joined turkey on the
 table at the very first ,thanksgiving  
feast in #afba2 ,whereas responsible    
lobstering practices beginning in the   
#afjjs have created one of the most     
sustainable fisheries in the world2     
,whereas ,lobster ,newburg was featured 
at the inaugural dinner celebration for 
,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy2 ,whereas 
lobster is an excellent source of lean  
protein and is low in saturated fat and 
high in vitamin ,b#ab2 ,whereas lobster 
has become a culinary icon1 with the    
lobster roll featured at the #bjae      
,world ,food ,expo in ,milan1 ,italy2   
,whereas the ,white ,house proudly      
served lobster at the ,state ,dinner    
with ,chinese ,president ,xi ,jinping on
 ,national ,lobster ,day in #bjae2      
,whereas1 on ,september #bd1 #bjae1     
steamed lobster was prepared for the    

visit by ,pope ,francis to ,new ,york2  
,whereas lobster is enjoyed at casual   
beach-side lobster boils and also       
revered as a delicacy at fine dining    
restaurants2 and ,whereas the peak of   
the lobstering season in the ,united    
,states occurs in the late summer3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of  
,representatives encourages the people  
of the ,united ,states to observe       
,national ,lobster ,day with appropriate
 ceremonies and activities4