Liz Saville Roberts: “Mr. Speaker, I am out of breath. This is one of these I had not intended to speak but was viewing the proceedings on the…”

“Mr. Speaker, I am out of breath. This is one of these I had not intended to speak but was viewing the proceedings on the floor and overheard the concern that was voiced by the distinguished gentleman from Wisconsin in regards to meat inspection and the rule that pertains to this issue. As I catch my breath, I would like to inform the gentleman from Wisconsin that we held a meeting, a very important meeting, in this regard with Secretary Glickman of the Department of Agriculture. By we, I mean the distinguished ranking member, the chairman emeritus, if I can use that term, of the Committee on Agriculture, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Stenholm], who has been extremely active in regards to meat inspection and this subject; the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Volkmer] who is the ranking member of the appropriate subcommittee; and the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Gunderson], the chairman of the subcommittee. We will be doing, regardless of what happens on the proposed rulemaking, a bill, or legislation as it applies to meat inspection, not only in regards to meat but fish and also poultry.”