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On the recordJune 24, 2015
I think a very easy out that lets everybody walk away a winner on both sides, consumers and producers, and that is simply take the existing law where it concerns cattle and beef and change it from 'mandatory' to 'voluntary.'
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John Hoeven
Republican · North Dakota

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Hoeven suggests changing mandatory COOL to voluntary to benefit consumers and producers.

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