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Tweet - "Using flawed data, USDA is rushing approval of a rule to speed up slaughter rates in hog plants. This could jeopardize worker safety for a risky & dangerous job. Worker safety at these processing plants should be USDA's priority, and right now it clearly isn't."

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By: Dick Durbin

Date: April 4, 2019

Issues: Agriculture and Food

"Using flawed data, USDA is rushing approval of a rule to speed up slaughter rates in hog plants. This could jeopardize worker safety for a risky & dangerous job. Worker safety at these processing plants should be USDA's priority, and right now it clearly isn't."

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