FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN July 18, 2019 The Honorable Sam Graves U.S. House of Representatives 1135 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Graves: Thank you for your letter supporting the appointment of Mr. Blake Hurst, President of the Missouri Farm Bureau, to serve on the Commission s Task Force for Reviewing Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States. We will certainly consider your recommendation and Mr. Hurst s impressive resume as the Commission reviews the nominations for the Task Force and its working groups. I appreciate you taking the time to communicate your recommendation to me. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, Ajit V. Pai