04/29/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"I don't intend to close Booneville ARS lab in this bill."
"Do you have a sense of if, once the rule becomes final--you might not be able to answer this yet. But do you have a sense of how many fewer poultry inspectors you'll need in the system?"
"And I guess my next two questions are, why is it not already final, because you've been working on this for a long time, and it seems like the evidence is steering you in that direction? So why is it ..."
"Right. That's great news."