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On the recordJanuary 16, 2014
I also thank the Senator for what he and the Senator from Missouri did, what Mr. Blunt did, in terms of food safety. I believe when we did the continuing resolution we were--and also when we were shut down--food safety faced the need for inspectors. We both share, in our States, chicken. Chicken is a $2 billion industry over on the Eastern Shore. A lot of good people have good jobs because of good chicken. But without those inspectors, our poultry industry would have been halted. What were the consequences in those days and what has the Senator done in this bill?
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland
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Jan 16, 2014

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