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James Traficant: “Thousands of American farmers each year are losing their farms. Bankruptcy, unfair imports, estate taxes, government…”

On the recordJune 7, 2001
Thousands of American farmers each year are losing their farms. Bankruptcy, unfair imports, estate taxes, government regulations, IRS, EPA, you name it. American farmers are literally biting the dust. Yet Uncle Sam is allowing imported ground beef to cross our borders without even being inspected. It is unbelievable. If that is not enough to milk your holstein, the American people know more about the origin of their BVDs than their food supply. With mad-cow disease and foot-and-mouth disease rampant over in Europe, there is not even a country-of-origin label on American food. Beam me up. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the fact that mad-cow disease is not a name for a rock group.

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Addressing the challenges faced by American farmers and food safety issues.

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