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On the recordMay 8, 2003
Would it not make sense to maintain the prohibition on Canadian livestock and meat exports into the United States until the United States can be comfortable that they have eliminated their backlog and that their inspection regime is essentially on a par with that in the United States?
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Tim Johnson
Democratic · South Dakota

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Discussing the prohibition on Canadian livestock imports.

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