September 26, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 156 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                      HELP FOR OUR DAIRY INDUSTRY

  (Mr. KELLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, while our Nation's farmers continue to bear 
the brunt of the obstruction stopping passage of the USMCA, there is a 
lot we can do to help our struggling dairy industry.
  Currently, I am a proud cosponsor of three bills that would do just 
that and implement the priorities of not just farmers in Pennsylvania's 
12th Congressional District, but farmers across our Nation.
  The bipartisan Dairy Pride Act would provide truth in labeling by 
preventing nondairy products made from nuts, algae, seeds, and plants 
from using dairy terms.
  The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2019, introduced by 
Pennsylvania's own G.T. Thompson, would increase consumption of whole 
milk in our schools, allowing children to reap the taste and 
nutritional benefits of whole milk, and is a win-win for both children 
and dairy producers alike.
  In addition, the School Milk Nutrition Act of 2019, also sponsored by 
Congressman Thompson, would roll back another bad policy from the Obama 
years and would codify that schools may offer flavored low-fat milk in 
the National School Lunch Program.
  Mr. Speaker, if Democrat leaders will not bring up the USMCA for a 
vote and help our dairy farmers by doing things like eliminating 
Canada's Class 7 milk, then we should act to find other ways to solve 
these problems for our dairy farmers. These are three bills that are a 
great start.

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