I want to thank Representative Fred Upton for his leadership on this issue in previous Congresses, and I also want to thank Representative Pengui for her input, which has been incorporated into the bill in the amendment. In the nature of a substitute. The United States is the world's largest producer of blueberries, accounting for over half of the global production. And I'm very honored to live and to represent a state state that is arguably number one in blueberries. Mr. Chairman, although we certainly are in the top five blueberry states without a shadow of a doubt. (01:07–01:14)
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