Newhouse Statement on Passage of Biotechnology Labeling Law

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Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the House approved biotechnology legislation, the Motion to Concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 764:

"It is critical for Congress to offer this solution to the damaging and unworkable consequences of a potential patchwork of state labeling laws that would otherwise vary state by state and market by market," said Rep. Newhouse. "There is an overwhelming scientific consensus that biotechnology is safe and benefits food production in a hungry world, but this legislation will take important steps for creating a standard to provide consumers with meaningful information they want about the foods they choose for their families."

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