,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjai,mr4
 ,pet]son 7= himself & ,mr4 ,conaway7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,,resolution  ,congratulat+ ! ,am]ican  
,f>m ,bureau ,f$]ation = a long         
tradition ( advocacy on behalf (        
agriculture & rural ,am]ica & = hold+   
its #ajj? annual conv5tion4  ,:]eas !   
,am]ican ,f>m ,bureau ,f$]ation 7,,afbf7
 grew out ( ! ,ext5sion education       
movem5t at l& grant colleges 9 ! e>ly   
#bj? c5tury1 & ! organization's fir/    
=mal national conv5tion 0 held 9 ,*icago
 9 #aiai2 ,:]eas ,,afbf has be5 a vocal 
& reliable advocate = f>m]s1 ran*]s1 &  
rural ,am]icans ?r\gh\t ! int]v5+ #ajj  
ye>s2 ,:]eas ! s5tim5ts ( ! fir/        
national presid5t ( ! ,,afbf1 ,james    
,h[>d ( ,i[a1 r+ z true today z a c5tury
 ago1 :5 he /at$ :at's good = f>m]s is  
good = ,am]ica2 ,:]eas ,,afbf repres5ts 
f>m & ran* families 9 all #ej ,/ates &  

,pu]to ,rico1 ) #b1hjj c\nty ,f>m       
,bureaus & six million memb]-families2  
,:]eas ,f>m ,bureau memb]s are ga!r+ ?is
 week 9 ,new ,orleans1 ,l\isiana1 at !  
#ajj? ,annual ,,afbf ,conv5tion &       
,i,d,e,ag ,trade ,%[ to conduct         
organizational bus9ess1 p>ticipate 9    
educational work%ops1 explore local     
agriculture1 & develop lead]%ip skills  
?r\gh competitions2 & ,:]eas ! "w ( !   
,,afbf is guid$ by a network ( ,/ate    
organizations & is l$ by ,presid5t      
,v9c5t ,zippy ,duvall ( ,georgia3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives congratulates ! ,am]ican
 ,f>m ,bureau ,f$]ation = a long        
tradition ( advocacy on behalf (        
agriculture & rural ,am]ica & = hold+   
its #ajj? annual conv5tion4