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Nick Smith: “I think one area that we might want to reconsider looking at once this gets to conference or maybe even amendments today…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2001
I think one area that we might want to reconsider looking at once this gets to conference or maybe even amendments today is an issue that relates to terrorism, and that is, our potential worst problem that we have in this country is the food inspection system. Tommy Thompson reports that they have 750 agents looking at 130 points of entry, 55,000 places around America. Agriculture has thousands of inspectors compared to their 750. I think it is reasonable that we consider and talk about the possibility that those inspections in agriculture that are just looking for what is allowed into this country or maybe some insects need to team up and have a greater ability to add to the energy of HEW in terms of the food health inspection.
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Nick Smith
Republican · Michigan
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Discussing food inspection systems in relation to terrorism during debate on the agricultural bill.

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