Speech #930252911

According to an article in Fridays StarNews. it appears the administration is not enthusiastic about limiting imports. and intends. instead. to try to persuade middlemen and retailers to reduce profit margins. While lower retail prices. achieved by narrowing unduly wide profit margins. would help. I feel strongly the administration should use the 1964 meat import quota law to bring about a restriction on the import level. If the chaos rampant throughout the cattle feeding business today does not warrant stopping imports now. there will never be a time when this law should be used. Nearly half the Members of the Senate have expressed to the White House their strong belief that imports should be restricted and the Government should expand programs to purchase beef for use by the military and the school lunch program.