Mixed Reaction to House Passage of Special Investigator Bill

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association expressed strong disappointment after the House of Representatives passed the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act. 

Their disappointment is because the bill incorporates the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act. 

NCBA VP of Government Affairs Ethan Lane says Congress is focused on political posturing through the Special Investigator Bill. 

NCBA says the investigator position will duplicate the work already being done by other federal agencies. 

House Ag Chair David Scott says the bill will ensure fair competition in the meat and poultry sectors, increase options at the pump, and provide support to America’s ag sector and food supply chain. 

The bill will permanently lift barriers to year-round sales of E15, something Growth Energy says would enable more access to a lower-cost, lower-emission option for hardworking families. 

“We’ve recently seen E15 deliver savings approaching 60 cents per gallon in some parts of the country,” says CEO Emily Skor.

(Story Courtesy of the NAFB News Service)