Chuck Grassley: “I support the Dole amendment on E. coli and other food borne pathogens. I would like to be able to argue that the…”

“I support the Dole amendment on E. coli and other food borne pathogens. I would like to be able to argue that the amendment is necessary to protect the public health from threats to food safety. But I think we have to be honest with each other. The regulatory reform act of 1995--that is the title of the bill before us--will not in any way jeopardize the safety of this country's food supply. So then why the Dole amendment? The Dole amendment is necessary due to fear mongering and scare tactics used by opponents of regulatory reform in this town. They are doing this in an attempt to kill this legislation, S. 343, which has been caught up in the politics and misinformation over the proposed meat inspection regulations.”