Bipartisan Action Could Reverse Paraguayan Beef Imports
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., started a Congressional Review Act process that could restore a ban on beef imports from Paraguay if it passes in both chambers. The two had already tried to introduce a bill to ban the beef imports.
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“My message to the Biden Administration is simple: cutting corners to resume beef imports from a country with a recent history of foot and mouth disease is bad news for both Montana consumers and producers, and I won’t let it stand,” Tester said. Rounds said the Agriculture Department decision to allow the imports harms American consumers and producers.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA), R-CALF USA, Livestock Marketing Association, National Farmers Union, Montana Farmers Union, Montana Stockgrowers Association, and the Montana Farm Bureau Federation support the action.
Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, has introduced a similar bill in the House (see 2402210048).