Brew Across America Competition

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Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, in June, I was honored to kick off the fifth annual Brew Across America competition hosted by Anheuser-Busch.

Brew Across America brings together Members from both sides of the aisle through a friendly competition to brew their own varieties in partnership with a bipartisan buddy.

My partner and I, fellow Agriculture Committee member, Congressman Salud Carbajal, may not see eye to eye on every policy issue, but we can both agree to set aside our differences over a good beer.

I invite all of my colleagues to join us, our competitors, and the Anheuser-Busch team tonight at Nationals Stadium to sample each of the bipartisan brews and help us crown a winner.

One of the awards is a People's Choice award. To participate, individuals can text the name of their favorite beer to 202-980-4023 until 7 p.m. eastern time tonight.

The smooth functioning of democracy so often relies on finding common ground to solve the toughest challenges, and we all know the process of finding common ground demands mutual respect.

Beer and agriculture--since it is a great agro product--go hand in hand, and as Republican leader of the House Agriculture Committee, I remind us all to thank a farmer the next time you crack open a cold one.

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