Cindy Axne: “Having this level of lead poisoning in Iowa's children is very concerning to me, and so I want to focus on some of the…”

At the very first hearing we held within the Committee in this Congress, we discussed the increased unpredictability and devastating effects that climate change poses.

Today, consumers are literally paying more for their beef, producers are receiving less for their cattle, and yet your four companies' net incomes have reached record highs.

I have talked to businesses that want to expand, but they can't do so because there are not enough houses there.

We've expressed the need to address the following primary challenges: lack of price discovery and transparency, meatpacking industry consolidation leading to fewer competitors, captive supply, and price manipulation.