,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#ca1 #bjai,mr4 ,tester submitted the    
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,agriculture1     
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,,resolution 
,reaffirming a strong commitment to     
,u4,s4 producers and ,american-made     
commodities4  ,whereas the ,u4,s4       
farmers and ranchers raise the best meat
 in the world2 ,whereas ,americans      
should have the right to knowingly buy  
made in ,america products2 ,whereas     
,american farmers1 ranchers1 workers and
 consumers benefit from transparency on 
the origin of food2 ,whereas ,congress  
overwhelmingly supported                
,country-of-,origin ,labeling 7,,cool7  
in the ,food1 ,conservation1 and ,energy
 ,act of #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-bdf2  
#abb ,stat4 #afea7 because #hg percent  
of consumers want to know the country of
 origin of their meat2 ,whereas in      
#bjae1 ,congress repealed the           

,country-of-,origin ,labeling 7,,cool7  
law for beef and pork1 reducing the     
competitive advantage of products born1 
raised1 and slaughtered in the ,u4,s42  
,whereas there is no standardized       
definition of the term truth in         
labeling1 disadvantaging ,american      
producers2 ,whereas ,congress supports  
,american products1 and consumers       
deserve the right to know where their   
food comes from2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states has the highest phytosanitary   
standards in the world while other      
countries place less emphasis on food   
safety2 ,whereas foreign commodities1   
like beef and pork1 are misleadingly    
labeled ,product of ,,usa if they are   
processed or packed in the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas technological         
advancements make it possible to        
accurately and efficiently identify the 
origin of beef and pork without costly  
segregation of imported and domestic    
commodities2 ,whereas this gives        
producers and consumers the ability to  

identify true ,american products from   
foreign imported meat2 and ,whereas     
,country-of-,origin labeling is good for
 farmers1 ranchers1 workers1 and        
packers1 because it allows them to      
identify their products as born and     
raised in the ,united ,states3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate     
supports legislation to reinstate       
,country-of-,origin labeling for pork   
and beef to allow consumers to make an  
informed and free choice about where    
their food comes from4