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Senate Ag Committee to Hold Hearing on Fischer's Cattle Bill

Press Release

Date: April 7, 2022
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Agriculture and Food

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement today after the Senate Agriculture Committee announced that it will hold a hearing on S. 4030, the Cattle Market Price Discovery and Transparency Act. The hearing will take place onTuesday, April 26 at 10:00 am ET.

"I'm really pleased to see the forward momentum for our cattle market reform bill that will ensure robust price discovery and transparency. We have 18 Senate cosponsors from geographically diverse areas of the country and strong support from family ranchers and cattle producers. I look forward to this legislative hearing and continuing our work to advance this important bill," said Senator Fischer.

Senator Fischer introduced the legislation with Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). The bill currently has 9 Republican cosponsors and 9 Democrat cosponsors.

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