Lawmakers Call on Congress to Stop Massive Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Beef, Pork and Egg 'Check Off' Programs
March 28, 2017
March 28, 2017
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Humane Society of the United States issued the following news release:
Members of the House and Senate called on the Congress to prevent USDA and agribusiness trade groups - including the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the National Pork Producer's Council - from diverting tens of millions of dollars a year to salaries, lobbying and other inappropriate and impermissible activities through the national check-off programs. Taxes imposed on farme . . .
Members of the House and Senate called on the Congress to prevent USDA and agribusiness trade groups - including the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the National Pork Producer's Council - from diverting tens of millions of dollars a year to salaries, lobbying and other inappropriate and impermissible activities through the national check-off programs. Taxes imposed on farme . . .