06/07/2017
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"I think Senator Barrasso raises a very valid point about industries in America depending upon diversity in species."
"But you do have, USDA does have certain emergency powers."
"But there are certain prohibited items and of course we all know what happens at the borders."
"Well, let me thank both of you, and we look forward to working with you as we try to improve our tools to deal with this problem through our Federal regulators."