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Steve Daines: “I do believe the USDA's priority should be with making determinations based on sound science regarding the safety of…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2016
I do believe the USDA's priority should be with making determinations based on sound science regarding the safety of biotech products within its jurisdiction, not on marketing or mandatory labeling efforts that really have no bearing on food safety or plant pest risk.
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Steve Daines
Republican · Montana

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Senator Daines emphasizes the importance of science in USDA decisions over marketing.

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