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Tim Johnson: “The reason you are hearing that is because they are scared to death of extraordinarily bureaucratic, red-tape filled…”

On the recordMay 8, 2003
The reason you are hearing that is because they are scared to death of extraordinarily bureaucratic, red-tape filled, expensive recordkeeping requirements that the packers are telling them USDA is going to require.
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Tim Johnson
Source
congress.gov
May 8, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Discussing producers' fears about USDA requirements for country of origin labeling.

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