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Buy Certified American-Grown Flowers

Floor Speech

Date: May 17, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Agriculture and Food

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Mr. CARBAJAL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the importance of buying American-grown flowers.

Whether it is celebrating a wedding or graduation, or sending condolences, flowers have been used to mark significant occasions for thousands of years.

I have seen the value this industry adds to our economy and communities during my visits with our hardworking central coast farmers and workers. The cut flower industry generates thousands of jobs and produces $1.2 billion in economic activity each year through flower farmers, distributors, and florists.

California grows an astonishing 75 percent of American-grown flowers, yet only a fraction of the flowers sold across the country were grown here. That must change.

This week, Senator Feinstein and I introduced a resolution to designate July as American Grown Flower Month and to encourage consumers to buy flowers with the ``Certified American Grown'' label.

By passing H.R. 379, we will honor the beauty this industry brings to our homes year-round and help keep our American-grown flower industry prosperous.

I urge my colleagues to join us in this effort.

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