AWARD RECOGNIZES STEARNS’ SUPPORT ON FARM BUREAU ISSUES
 

Washington, Sep 17, 2010 -

The American Farm Bureau Federation has given Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Sixth) its “Friend of Farm Bureau” Award.  Mark Maslyn, Executive Director for the Bureau, states,  “We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected as a Friend of Farm Bureau for the 11^th Congress. This award is given to individuals who have supported Farm Bureau issues, as shown by their voting record, and who were nominated by their respective state Farm Bureau.”

“It is an honor to receive this recognition from the American Farm Bureau Federation, a group working to strengthen the lives of rural Americans and to build prosperous agricultural communities,” said Stearns.“America’s agriculture not only feeds our nation, but much of the world as well.  I am committed to working to improve the quality of life and economic future for those in our agricultural sector.”