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<blockquote data-quote="Oldtimer" data-source="post: 451052" data-attributes="member: 97"><p><strong>Farm bill moves to Senate Ag committee next week </strong></p><p> </p><p>By Janie Gabbett on 10/18/2007 for Meatingplace.com </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) announced key committee members have agreed on a framework for the Senate version of the farm bill, <strong>enabling the legislation to go to committee for consideration as early as next week.</strong> </p><p></p><p><strong>Harkin said in a statement the committee hopes to mark up the bill this month. </strong></p><p></p><p>Majority Communications Director Kate Cyrul told Meatingplace.com that while agreement has been reached on budget numbers for each title, details of each provision of the bill are still being worked out.</p><p></p><p><strong>Country of Origin language is expected to be similar to that passed by the House of Representatives earlier this year.</strong> (See House Ag panel approves COOL on Meatingplace.com, July 20, 2007.)</p><p></p><p><strong>"On country-of-origin labeling, we'll probably do basically similar to what the House language is. I<u> want to make it very clear, country-of-origin labeling will go into effect next year</u>," Harkin said during a recent teleconference with reporters.</strong></p><p></p><p>Senate language regarding a House bill provision that would allow some state-inspected meat to cross state lines was also not clear, though Cyrul noted Harkin has previously expressed doubts about its inclusion. (See House farm bill provision on meat inspection a sticking point in Senate on Meatingplace.com, October 4, 2007.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldtimer, post: 451052, member: 97"] [b]Farm bill moves to Senate Ag committee next week [/b] By Janie Gabbett on 10/18/2007 for Meatingplace.com Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) announced key committee members have agreed on a framework for the Senate version of the farm bill, [b]enabling the legislation to go to committee for consideration as early as next week.[/b] [b]Harkin said in a statement the committee hopes to mark up the bill this month. [/b] Majority Communications Director Kate Cyrul told Meatingplace.com that while agreement has been reached on budget numbers for each title, details of each provision of the bill are still being worked out. [b]Country of Origin language is expected to be similar to that passed by the House of Representatives earlier this year.[/b] (See House Ag panel approves COOL on Meatingplace.com, July 20, 2007.) [b]"On country-of-origin labeling, we'll probably do basically similar to what the House language is. I[u] want to make it very clear, country-of-origin labeling will go into effect next year[/u]," Harkin said during a recent teleconference with reporters.[/b] Senate language regarding a House bill provision that would allow some state-inspected meat to cross state lines was also not clear, though Cyrul noted Harkin has previously expressed doubts about its inclusion. (See House farm bill provision on meat inspection a sticking point in Senate on Meatingplace.com, October 4, 2007.) [/QUOTE]
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