09/27/2023
https://congress.gov...
"I would like to welcome our witnesses to this discussion regarding reauthorization of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act."
"I understand the critical importance of trade, both for our domestic prosperity as well as the moral obligation to support global food security."
"To criticize other nations for imposing protectionist barriers to our products means that we must likewise be critical of our own policies that do the same."
"Those concerns have proven to be well-founded considering the United States Country-of-Origin Labeling Program for beef and pork was almost immediately challenged by Canada and Mexico."