ENROLLED SENATE
CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION NO. 37	By:	Justice and Jolley of the Senate

			and

		DeWitt of the House

A Concurrent Resolution congratulating United States Senator Jim Inhofe upon his selection for the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Golden Plow award; and directing distribution.

WHEREAS, United States Senator Jim Inhofe, a former Oklahoma State Senator, was elected to the United States Senate in 1994.  He currently serves on the Armed Services Committee, the Foreign Relations Committee, and as ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee.  As Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and now the ranking minority member, Senator Inhofe has held hearings on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation and agriculture on numerous issues, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Water Resources Development Act, endangered species, climate change, wetlands, and the Clean Water Act; and

WHEREAS, United States Senator Jim Inhofe also worked to include a compromise solution in the 2007 Farm Bill, authorizing the United States Department of Agriculture to give priority consideration to grant proposals that allow agricultural operators to make use of animal manure, specifically poultry litter, for use as fertilizers, energy production, and other useful byproducts aimed at identifying new ways to create an environmentally friendly use of poultry litter.  He has led the fight in the United States Senate to stop cap-and-trade legislation, noting the Farm Bureau’s “Don’t CAP Our Future” campaign against climate change legislation during a speech on the floor of the United States Senate; and

WHEREAS, United States Senator Jim Inhofe believes that American farmers are the backbone of our nation, as a diverse domestic supply of food and fiber is the foundation of our security, our social values, and our economy.  He is committed to protecting private property; promoting alternative energies, such as cellulosic biomass ethanol, that do not compete with feedstock; maintaining a strong safety net for those who provide us with a safe, reliable, and affordable food supply; and ensuring trade doors remain open so that our farmers and ranchers have marketing opportunities abroad; and

WHEREAS, the American Farm Bureau Federation presented its Golden Plow award to only one Member of Congress last year.  The Farm Bureau awards the Golden Plow award to a member of Congress, regardless of party affiliation, whose philosophy or record demonstrates his or her commitment to the private enterprise system, sound agricultural policies supported by the Farm Bureau, fiscal conservatism, and reduced federal regulations on businesses and individuals.  In 2009 the American Farm Bureau Federation honored United States Senator Jim Inhofe with its Golden Plow award, the highest honor the organization bestows on members of Congress.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 52ND OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN:

THAT the Oklahoma State Legislature congratulates United States Senator Jim Inhofe upon his selection as the 2009 recipient of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Golden Plow award.

THAT a copy of this resolution be distributed to United States Senator Jim Inhofe.

Adopted by the Senate the 2nd day of February, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate

Adopted by the House of Representatives the 8th day of February, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer  of the House
	of Representatives