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Rae Oliver Davis: “I wish to place into the record a Memorandum Opinion drafted by the Department of Justice for the USDA General Counsel…”

On the recordMay 24, 2016
I wish to place into the record a Memorandum Opinion drafted by the Department of Justice for the USDA General Counsel that not only spells out the direct protection of the Emerson Act, but also describes the preemptive effect on state laws that may not provide the same level of protection.
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Rae Oliver Davis
Independent · Kentucky

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Davis highlights legal protections provided by the Emerson Act for food donations.

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