While I have sometimes kidded about being the fourth largest rancher in Du Noir Valley with my 131/2 acres of land. I do not own a single steer. and. therefore. perhaps I am in the most unprejudiced and objective position of all to make the point that meat is a part of the basic staple of every consumer in this country. and that what happens to beef and beef prices is really the issue here. That is the reason why so many of us are petitioning for the restoration of the provisions of the 1964 meat import quota law. The Senator from Nebraska and I were the originators of that act when it was first enacted into law. and it was this administration that failed to improse its provisions a year ago. The consequences are already obvious. So we ask for the immediate reinstituting of the 1964 meat import quota law. Secondly. we also urge the Government to go full blast into the purchase of beef not only for the Defense Department but for the schools. and so forth. We think that will be an emergency kind of action that will help turn this matter around.
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