04/17/2023
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"Fairness and transparency creates a sustainable agriculture supply chain, which is critical to our producers."
"I am a supporter of my Senate colleagues, Senator Grassley and Senator Fischer's Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act (S. 4030), and I intend to lead this bill with Congresswoman Axne to get it..."
"If some packers are allowed to not participate in the cash markets, would they not be able to manipulate the regional supply of cattle by simply shifting their captive supply from one region to the ne..."
"I will contest that there is a control on the markets through line speeds and the amount being slaughtered that can manipulate the markets."