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Conservation Priorities Addressed at Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Annual Banquet
September 5, 2018 (Washington, DC) Nearly 60 Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) Members, including Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, joined leaders from the sportsmen's community in Washington, DC, for the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation's (CSF) 29 th Annual Banquet and Auction.

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue addressed the event's reception as the keynote speaker, and discussed the importance of the upcoming Farm Bill Conservation Title.

"At USDA, we work on things that are important to our sportsmen. Good forest and farm management are good for wildlife, and we are about multiple uses [of the land]," said Secretary Perdue. "For the next generation we need to protect the things we love - the land - and protect the sporting [traditions]."

Today was also the first meeting for conferees to discuss the components of the 2018 Farm Bill.

"This year's Banquet is focused on the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus and their commitment to conservation," said CSF President Jeff Crane. "Established nearly 30 years ago, the Caucus is now comprised of nearly 300 bipartisan Members of Congress who work on behalf of sportsmen and women across the country to protect and advance hunting, fishing, and conservation priorities."

Prior to the evening events, CSF Chairman's Club members, and other CSF partners including CSF Ambassadors Dan Harrison and Lucas Hoge, gathered for a lunch to discuss the policy priorities for outdoor recreation, including hunting and fishing, and for fish and wildlife conservation. CSC Co-Chairs Senators Jim Risch (ID) and Joe Manchin (WV) led this discussion, showing that sportsmen's interests are bipartisan.

Title Sponsors of the event included Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's Outdoor Fund, National Shooting Sports Foundation, Safari Club International, and Vista Outdoor Inc. Host Sponsors included BP America, Ford Motor Company, and Hornady Manufacturing Company.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue at CSF's Annual Banquet & Auction

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Since 1989, the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) has maintained a singleness of purpose that has guided the organization to become the most respected and trusted sportsmen's organization in the political arena. CSF's mission is to work with Congress, governors, and state legislatures to protect and advance hunting, angling, recreational shooting and trapping. The unique and collective force of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC), the Governors Sportsmen's Caucus (GSC) and the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses (NASC), working closely with CSF, and with the support of major hunting, angling, recreational shooting and trapping organizations, serves as an unprecedented network of pro-sportsmen elected officials that advance the interests of America's hunters and anglers.

     
 

 

Working with Congress, governors and state legislatures to protect and advance hunting,
angling, recreational shooting and trapping.

 

For more information on the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation go to congressionalsportsmen.org.

 

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