Amid National Meat Shortage, Rep. Pingree Urges House Leadership to Pass Bipartisan PRIME Act & Support Local Farms
May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
With large processing plants shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the nation facing a meat supply shortage, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) wrote to House Speaker Pelosi urging passage of her bipartisan PRIME Act legislation, which would remove hurdles for small livestock farmers to sell directly to consumers.
The USDA currently offers states flexibility in providing a . . .
With large processing plants shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the nation facing a meat supply shortage, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) wrote to House Speaker Pelosi urging passage of her bipartisan PRIME Act legislation, which would remove hurdles for small livestock farmers to sell directly to consumers.
The USDA currently offers states flexibility in providing a . . .