Honoring the Texas-Israel Exchange program for its contributions to the agricultural interests of Texas and Israel.

Honors the Texas-Israel Exchange program as a historic partnership and an economic and cultural bridge.

 
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HCon 119 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 119
Honoring the Texas-Israel Exchange program for its contributions to the
agricultural interests of Texas and Israel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 11, 1989
Mr. BUSTAMANTE (for himself, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BRYANT,
Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. COLEMAN of Texas, Mr. FROST, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. LEATH
of Texas, Mr. LELAND, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. PICKLE, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. WILSON,
Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. SARPALIUS, Mr. OWENS of New York, Mr. FAUNTROY, Mr. SIKORSKI,
Mr. RANGEL, Mr. FUSTER, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. FRANK, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. GREEN,
Mr. LEVINE of California, and Mr. DE LA GARZA), submitted the following
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office
and Civil Service
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Honoring the Texas-Israel Exchange program for its contributions to the
agricultural interests of Texas and Israel.
Whereas Texas and Israel signed a memorandum of understanding on April 17,
1984, establishing the Texas-Israel Exchange;
Whereas the Texas-Israel Exchange was designed to foster cooperation between
the people of Israel and Texas on agriculturally related projects of mutual
benefit;
Whereas the Texas-Israel Exchange recognizes the importance of agriculture
to the economic well-being and rich social fabric of Israel and Texas;
Whereas the Texas-Israel Exchange represents the best in sharing between
people and overcoming problems associated with farming under arid and
semiarid conditions;
Whereas the issues of drought, water conservation, intensive cropping,
and agricultural diversification are receiving increasing interest in the
United States;
Whereas the Texas-Israel Exchange seeks to build strong relationships and
exchanges with academic training and institutions in the fields of agriculture
and semiarid studies, such as Texas A&M University, Texas A&I University,
Texas Tech University, the University of Texas, and the Hebrew University
of Jerusalem; and
Whereas numerous other States have followed the lead of Texas in establishing
their own exchange programs with Israel: Now, therefore, be it
  Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the
  Congress honors the Texas-Israel Exchange program as a historic partnership
  and for its leadership in establishing a unique economic and cultural
  bridge which can achieve great benefits for the agricultural interests of
  the United States and Israel.