Patrick Leahy actually said...

"The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is a landmark bill which has overhauled American food safety regulation."

"If it is left unchecked, in 10 years, two out of every three dollars--just think of this."

"We know how important the Department of Agriculture is in supporting our Nation's farmers, our rural communities, our hungry and malnourished families here and abroad, forest lands, consumers."

"I would ask you to support finding a way to include dairy farms, which require year-round labor."