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Tom Harkin: “The aim of the Food Safety Modernization Act, as it is called, is very simply to bring our Nation's antiquated and…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2010
The aim of the Food Safety Modernization Act, as it is called, is very simply to bring our Nation's antiquated and increasingly inadequate inspection service into the 21st century. This bill takes a comprehensive approach to reforming the current system. I am pleased to report that this bill is a product of strong bipartisan collaboration on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Nov 17, 2010

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Harkin discusses the Food Safety Modernization Act and its bipartisan support.

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