Tim Johnson: “I think it is easy for us to sit here in a committee room and say that, Well, these military personnel should just…”

The purpose of this funding is to ensure that the industry works to minimize pain and suffering of defenseless animals.

And that self-verification is indeed what we do in many other labeling circumstances, whether it is school lunch programs and all kinds of other things, Black Angus, you name it.

This Senator's condition could have huge political ramifications here in Washington.

Would you agree that the law prohibits on-farm mandatory animal identification and does not permit third-party mandates by packers?