Senator Jon Tester took to the Senate Floor Thursday to urge his Senate colleagues to bring his Meat Packing Special Investigator Act and the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act up for a vote. He argued both bills would defend farmers ranchers and consumers from rigged prices as a result of anti-competitive practices by corporate agric...
U.S. Senate Reviews Bills To Address Meat Packing Industry
The Senate Ag Committee began debate Tuesday on the Meat Packing Special Investigator and the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act. A co-sponsor for both bills, Montana Senator Jon Tester, testified in support of the two bills that aim to tackle consolidation in agriculture.
Tester’s Meat Packing Investigator Act Gains Support From Ag Secretary
Tuesday, Senator Jon Tester secured support from the Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for his bipartisan Meat Packing Special Investigator Act which will create an Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters in the Department of Agriculture to investigate anti-competitive actions by meat packers and secure America’s food sec...
Senator Tester Announces Bill For Monitoring Practices In Meatpacking Industry
Senator Jon Tester, along with Iowa’s Chuck Grassley and South Dakota’s Mike Rounds, have announced the Meat Packing Special Investigator Act, which addresses anticompetitive policies in the meat and poultry industries. According to Tester, this will help prevent further threats to the nation’s food supply and natural security following the re...