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Tim Walz: “As we consider this legislation, I will be evaluating this and any other proposal on three key principles: One, does the…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2009
As we consider this legislation, I will be evaluating this and any other proposal on three key principles: One, does the legislation make food safer? Two, does the legislation hold the regulator accountable? And three, does the legislation adequately account for geographic differences and weather differences in food production, as well as the diversity of the crops being grown?
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Tim Walz
Democratic · Minnesota

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Walz outlines key principles for evaluating food safety legislation.

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