Congressman Flood Honors Nebraska’s 41st Governor Jim Pillen
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Mike Flood recently delivered short floor remarks honoring Nebraska’s 41st Governor Jim Pillen. Video of the remarks can be found by clicking here. News outlets are welcome to use the footage for their reporting purposes. The full text of the speech is below.
Madame Speaker, I rise today to honor Nebraska’s 41st Governor, the newly inaugurated Jim Pillen.
After traveling to all 93 counties in Nebraska and putting 100,000 miles on his truck, Jim has become a very well-known man, but also I wanted to share a little bit about his story with you.
Jim is the son of a tenant farmer and seamstress. What most people don’t know is that Jim came from almost nothing. He’s a self-made man. His entrepreneurial spirit built Pillen Family Farms into a company with international success.
If you’ve eaten bacon in the last decade, you’ve probably enjoyed the work of the Pillen family, which reaches all the way from hog genetics to meat processing and everything in between.
The pig farmer is wasting no time as Governor. He’s already rolling up his sleeves, getting to work raising awareness about human trafficking, fighting for school choice, and making government more efficient.
Jim has pledged to bring people together to make Nebraska better day by day. Our Nebraska delegation is excited to work with him to move the state forward.