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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bob Stallman has performed exemplary service in |
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behalf of farmers across the state of Texas and throughout the |
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nation as president of the American Farm Bureau Federation; and |
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WHEREAS, First elected to his leadership post in 2000, Mr. |
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Stallman is the group's 11th president and the first from the Lone |
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Star State; during his time in office, he has done an outstanding |
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job of carrying forth the AFBF mission of promoting the national |
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well-being of farm and ranch families, and his success stems from |
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his many years of personal involvement in agriculture; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating with honors from The University of |
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Texas in 1974, Mr. Stallman joined his family's farming operation |
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in 1975; today, he continues to be a leading rice and cattle |
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producer in Columbus; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding Texan's long service to the |
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agricultural community began with his election to the board of |
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directors of the Colorado County Farm Bureau in 1977; in 1993, he |
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became president of the Texas Farm Bureau, and he joined the AFBF |
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board the following year, serving on various committees and as |
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chair of the 1998 Farm Economy Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his work with state and national Farm |
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Bureau organizations, Mr. Stallman has been a member of the |
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Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade and the Farm |
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Foundation board of trustees since 2001; moreover, he serves on the |
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advisory board of the World Agricultural Forum and on the Texas A&M |
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College of Agriculture Development Council; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stallman's expertise in farming, trade, and |
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economic issues has led to his appointment to a variety of important |
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government committees at the state and federal level; in 1996, |
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Governor George W. Bush selected him to serve on the Citizen's |
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Committee on Property Tax Relief, and in 2007, President Bush named |
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him to the White House Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and |
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Negotiations; in addition, Mr. Stallman has been appointed to the |
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U.S. State Department Advisory Committee on International Economic |
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Policy and the Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture; |
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highly respected by his colleagues, he was recognized with the |
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Friend of Texas A&M Agriculture Award in 1999; and |
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WHEREAS, In his nine years of service as AFBF president and in |
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his myriad other roles, Bob Stallman has been a resourceful and |
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effective champion of agriculture and an authoritative voice in |
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economic affairs, and his work has been of great assistance to the |
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Texas farm industry; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Bob Stallman for his tenure as president |
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of the American Farm Bureau Federation and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Stallman as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Kleinschmidt |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 148 was adopted by the House on |
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January 28, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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