May 22, 2003
Do you intend to respond to their needs? Particularly now with the outbreak of something like mad cow, we understand how important it is to ensure the safety of our animals in this country.
Herb Kohl
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Herb Kohl is a former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, serving from 1989 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his focus on education, healthcare, and economic development. During his tenure, Kohl was a strong advocate for consumer protection and played a significant role in various legislative efforts aimed at improving the lives of Wisconsin residents. He also served on several Senate committees, including the Appropriations Committee, where he worked on funding for various programs and initiatives.
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May 22, 2003
It is the USDA's responsibility to make sure that the food supply is as safe as possible.
May 22, 2003
Exporting beef from Canada into the United States is a huge industry up there.
May 22, 2003
I would like to welcome our witnesses again to this hearing, which turns out to be of some considerable importance.
May 22, 2003
I think the American people need some answers, and this hearing will provide a unique opportunity for you to address them.
May 22, 2003
If they have a backlog with their testing, they have got to do something about it, and if we need to help them, then that is what we need to do.
May 22, 2003
How they test and how frequently they test, how accurately they test is of enormous importance to us.
May 22, 2003
import inspection, or reinspection, as we call it, of meat and poultry that is imported into the United States is an extremely high priority with us at FSIS.
May 22, 2003
Would you say, based on all the information you have, that the beef that is imported from Canada undergoes the same safety inspection as the beef that we raise here?
May 22, 2003
We do have concerns which obviously show in the actions that we took just the day before yesterday.
May 22, 2003
If you are as enthusiastic as you say you are, and I believe that is true, I would like to work with you to see that we get some additional funding, not only to continue with the program but to expand it and grow it.
May 21, 2003
I respectfully disagree. First, mergers in the media are different because they affect competition in the marketplace of ideas which are so central to our democracy.
May 21, 2003
The mission of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division has never been more important.
May 21, 2003
Only by maintaining diversity in media ownership can we ensure the diverse marketplace of ideas so essential to our democracy.
May 21, 2003
We were pleased last year when the Justice Department decided to block the merger between DirecTV and EchoStar.
May 21, 2003
I appreciate that. And, finally, I would like you to offer me some response that is somewhat specific to my suggestion that media activities, because they relate to something so central to democracy, deserve more than just an economic…
May 21, 2003
Only aggressive enforcement of our Nation's antitrust laws will ensure that competition flourishes.
May 16, 2003
We must remember that much of Rural America did not share in all the prosperity that the rest of the Nation enjoyed over the past decade.
May 16, 2003
Today's panel centers on the mission areas of USDA that have the most direct impact on Rural America.
May 16, 2003
I have some concerns about the delivery of many of the programs available to support the farm sector.
May 16, 2003
Wisconsin dairy farmers, for example, face record low prices, increasing costs, and this market squeeze is devastating.
May 8, 2003
America's dairy farmers and those in my state of Wisconsin, which has more dairy farmers than any other state by far, are suffering hugely from low prices and a dairy pricing system that often works against the farmers best interests.
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