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#bjbe,mr4 ,mann 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,panetta1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1 
,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,miss\ri1  
,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,craw=d1 ,mr4 ,davis ( 
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,alabama1  
,ms4 ,davids ( ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,we/]man1  
,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1 ,ms4       
,budz9ski1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1
 ,mr4 ,graves1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,au/9  
,scott ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,mc,donald      
,rivet1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4 
,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ne:\se1 ,mr4 ,smi?
 ( ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,b]gman1 ,mr4 ,web/] 
( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4
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,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 
,cl9e1 ,mr4 ,e/es1 ,mr4 ,meus]1 ,mr4    
,fe5/ra1 ,mr4 ,al=d1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1    
,mr4 ,jackson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ku/(f1    
,mr4 ,f9/ad1 ,mr4 ,flood1 ,mr4 ,ellzey1 
,mr4 ,van ,ord51 ,ms4 ,de ,la ,cruz1    
,mr4 ,rose1 ,mr4 ,scott ,frankl9 (      

,florida1 ,mr4 ,moore ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1  
,mr4 ,messm]1 ,mr4 ,%reve1 ,mr4 ,kelly (
 ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,mc,dowell1 ,mr4    
,good51 ,mr4 ,nunn ( ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,hurd ( 
,colorado1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,florida1 ,mrs4  
,mill] ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,com]1 ,mr4     
,taylor1 ,mr4 ,gro?man1 ,mr4 ,bresnahan1
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,lucas7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,agriculture  ,,resolution  ,express+   
support = ! designation ( ,febru>y #ae  
?r\gh ,febru>y #bb1 #bjbe1 z ,national  
,,ffa ,week1 recogniz+ ! important role 
( ! ,national ,,ffa ,organization 9     
develop+ ! next g5]ation ( lead]s :o w  
*ange ! _w1 & celebrat+ ! #ij? anniv]s>y
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anniv]s>y ( ! ,f$]al *>t] to ,future    
,f>m]s ( ,am]ica4  ,:]eas ! ,national   
,,ffa ,organization 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    
preamble z ,,ffa7 0 e/abli%$ 9 #aibh2   
,:]eas ! mission ( ,,ffa is to make a   
positive diff]5ce 9 ! lives ( /ud5ts by 
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p]sonal gr[?1 & c>e] success ?r\gh      
agricultural education2 ,:]eas ! ,,ffa  
has m ?an #a1jjj1jjj memb]s 9 #i1bce    
*apt]s 9 all #ej ,/ates1 ! ,commonweal? 
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education tea*]s deliv] an integrat$    
model ( agricultural education1 provid+ 
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education2 ,:]eas ,,ffa facilitates     
=mative exp]i5ces1 alt]+ ! c\rse (      
/ud5ts' lives = ! bett]2 ,:]eas ,,ffa   
memb]s develop ! necess>y c>e]-read9ess 
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consci\s citiz5s ( _! community1 _!     
,/ate1 _! c\ntry1 & ! _w2 ,:]eas ,,ffa  
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lit]acy1 advocacy1 & te*nical skills 9  
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,national ,,ffa ,week dur+ ! week (     

,febru>y #ae ?r\gh ,febru>y #bb1 #bjbe3 
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,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
designation ( ,national ,,ffa ,week2    
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,national ,,ffa ,organization 7,,ffa7 9 
develop+ ! next g5]ation ( globally     
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celebrates ! #ij? anniv]s>y ( ,new      
,f>m]s ( ,am]ica 7,,nfa7 :i* s]v$ ,black
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segregat$ public s*ools1 until ,,nfa &  
,,ffa became "o organization 9 #aife2 & 
7#d7 commemorates ! #ge? anniv]s>y ( !  
#ha/ ,congress pass+ a bill t grant$    
,future ,f>m]s ( ,am]ica a ,f$]al *>t]1 
:i* lat] became ,public ,law #ha-gdj :5 
,presid5t ,h>ry ,s4 ,truman sign$ ! bill
 on ,augu/ #cj1 #aiej4