Sens. Reed, Whitehouse: Trump's Meatpacking Plan is Recipe for COVID-19 Disaster That Skimps on Worker Health, Safety
May 06, 2020
May 06, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
After President Trump issued an order to keep meatpacking plants open and help plant owners at the expense of workers who are charged with keeping our food supply safe, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are calling on the Trump Administration to modify the order to prioritize worker health and safety and help prevent further outbreaks of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
After President Trump issued an order to keep meatpacking plants open and help plant owners at the expense of workers who are charged with keeping our food supply safe, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are calling on the Trump Administration to modify the order to prioritize worker health and safety and help prevent further outbreaks of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).