Rehberg (MT00) - Press Release - Rehberg: Mad Cow Confirmation Demonstrates Need for COOL, National ID, Better Testing

Congressman Denny Rehberg, 516 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

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	June 24, 2005

Rehberg: Mad Cow Confirmation Demonstrates Need for COOL, National ID, Better Testing

WASHINGTON, DC - Montana's Congressman, Denny Rehberg, a leading proponent of Country of Origin Labeling and the establishment of a national animal identification system, issued the following remarks regarding the latest announced case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy by the USDA:

"Why does the administration keep going down this same road, over and over and over again? Enough is enough; when you're already in a hole, quit digging.

"This perfectly demonstrates that we need to move quickly to initiate a national system of animal ID, we need Country of Origin Labeling, we need better and more immediate testing, and we need better communication by the USDA.

"The administration keeps giving our trading partners, like Japan and Korea, excuses not to do business with us, all the while agreeing to accords with new trading partners who will not do business with us."

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