[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 733 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 733

            Honoring the life and legacy of Patrick Gottsch.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2024

 Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Daines, 
Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Barrasso) submitted the following resolution; which 
             was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
            Honoring the life and legacy of Patrick Gottsch.

Whereas Patrick Gene Gottsch was born on June 3, 1953, in Elkhorn, Nebraska;
Whereas Mr. Gottsch was raised on his family's farm and cattle operation, which 
        instilled in him the values of rural America;
Whereas Mr. Gottsch obtained a wide array of career experiences that enabled him 
        to be a trailblazer in the rural and agricultural programming space;
Whereas Mr. Gottsch worked as a commodity broker on the Chicago Mercantile 
        Exchange, in the home satellite dish industry, and as Director of Sales 
        for the Superior Livestock Auction in the Fort Worth Stockyards;
Whereas Mr. Gottsch launched Rural Free Delivery Television (RFD-TV) in 2002;
Whereas Mr. Gottsch was the founder and president of Rural Media Group, Inc., 
        which, in addition to RFD-TV, grew to consist of RFD-TV The Magazine, 
        RFD HD, RURAL TV, RURAL RADIO, and The Cowboy Channel;
Whereas millions of individuals in the United States have benefitted from Mr. 
        Gottsch's innovative approach to educating the populace on rural and 
        agricultural issues through the use of television and other mediums; and
Whereas Mr. Gottsch's work to represent farmers, ranchers, and rural America 
        through television was unprecedented and has left an indelible mark on 
        the hearts of millions of individuals in the United States: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the life and legacy of Patrick Gottsch, 
        particularly the devotion of Mr. Gottsch--
                    (A) to rural America;
                    (B) to espousing the values of rural America 
                through agricultural and rural programming; and
                    (C) to advocating for a greater understanding of 
                the importance of rural America to the economy, 
                culture, and progress of the nation;
            (2) extends its gratitude to Mr. Gottsch for a life well-
        lived, and will continue to remember his legacy; and
            (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of 
        Mr. Gottsch.
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