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Statement from Senator Catharine Young xx Article Contributed by of helping others as a Senator. opportunity to carry on my public Reaching out a hand to people service, by not only continuing Senator Catharine M. Young and communities, growing the to work hard for Western New 57th Senate District economy, nurturing agriculture York, but to advance economic and being a champion for upstate growth and prosperity statewide “Serving the people of our New York always have been at the by leading the Center of Excellence region for the past 23 years truly top of my priorities. That calling for Food and Agriculture at has been the deepest honor of my has inspired, driven and fulfilled Cornell AgriTech. Farming and life, first as a Cattaraugus County me, and there have been countless food manufacturing always have legislator, then as a New York State successes over these many years. been the bread and butter of our Assemblywoman and Senator. I More than anything, people region. To grow New York’s food, often have reflected about that need good-paying jobs to support beverage and agriculture economy sunburned and freckled-faced kid themselves and their families. by linking them with the incredible with pigtails who spent so much Upstate New York needs thriving innovation, expertise and resources time working and playing on our businesses to provide those jobs at Cornell AgriTech so they can farm, always having big hopes and to revitalize our communities. expand and flourish is a natural and dreams but never realizing And our farmers need innovative extension of my work that I have that I would someday have the ways to boost profitability. done as a Senator. We have many Senator Catharine M. 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