[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 22 (Thursday, February 26, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S1677]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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               MARATHON COUNTY RESOLUTION RELATING TO BSE

 Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, this weekend members of the National 
Association of Counties will be meeting in Washington for their annual 
legislative conference. County officials across the Nation deal with a 
wide variety of issues that affect the day-to-day lives of our citizens 
and I want to acknowledge their commitment to public service.
  I also want to take this opportunity to share with my fellow Senators 
a resolution recently adopted by the Marathon, WI County Board of 
Supervisors relating to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). 
Marathon County is in the heart of Wisconsin dairy and beef country and 
I commend the Board of Supervisors' diligence in this area.
  I ask that Marathon County resolution R-6-04 be printed in the 
Record.

                            Resolution R-6-4

  The resolution follows.
       Whereas a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or 
     Mad Cow Disease has been detected in the United States; and
       Whereas agriculture is a $40 billion industry in the State 
     of Wisconsin; and
       Whereas Marathon County is a leader in Wisconsin 
     agriculture, notably the dairy and beef industry; and
       Whereas Marathon County is concerned about the health, 
     safety and economic impacts related to BSE; and
       Whereas in 1997 the United States Food and Drug 
     Administration banned the use of protein derived from 
     mammalian tissue in food for ruminant animals to prevent the 
     establishment of BSE; and
       Whereas many countries that export livestock and meat to 
     the United States do not have the same standard of safety. 
     Now, therefore be it
       Resolved, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of 
     Marathon does hereby resolve and ordain that Federal, State 
     and local agencies continue to judiciously enforce the 
     standards set forth by the Federal Food and Drug 
     Administration; be it further
       Resolved, That countries that export livestock or meat to 
     the United States, meet or exceed U.S. standards of care 
     regarding BSE; be it further
       Resolved, That livestock or meat from countries which do 
     not meet or exceed the U.S. standard of care be banned from 
     importation to the U.S. to protect the health and safety of 
     our citizens, livestock, and economy. Be it further
       Resolved, That this resolution be forwarded to our local, 
     state and federal legislators, as well as the appropriate 
     state and federal agencies and interested consumer and 
     business organizations.

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