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Dale Bumpers: Let me ask the Senator from Alaska who, in his opinion, would inspect this salmon for quality--not for safety, but for…

On the recordMarch 14, 1996
Let me ask the Senator from Alaska who, in his opinion, would inspect this salmon for quality--not for safety, but for quality? Some of it is graded, I guess No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4. Who does that inspection?
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Dale Bumpers
Arkansas

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Questioning the inspection process for salmon quality during a Senate debate.

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