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11 GOVERNORS URGE CONGRESS TO SUPPORT TRADE SUPPRESSION ACT, IN WAKE OF PROP 12
Jun. 14, 2023
Agri-Pulse reports:
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen led a coalition of 11 states representing more than half the country's pork production in writing a letter to congressional leaders asking them to support the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression Act.
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The bill "would uphold the Commerce Clause of the Constitution by preventing states from impeding interstate agricultural trade" in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold California's Proposition 12, Reynolds' office said.
"California's onerous requirements will pass the buck to American consumers - worsening the inflationary crisis gripping our economy," Reynolds said.
"Iowa's pork producers use science-based techniques to help feed America and the world, and California's activist-drafted requirements will have a dramatic negative impact on those facing food insecurity," she said. "It's time for Congress to use their power and allow pork producers around the country to do what they do best."
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