Both of these quotes were taken from Conrad Burn's Web Site.
And would the Japanese politicans be remiss in representing their constituents if they didn't do every thing they thought was right to protect them? :?
BUT this is the same Senator only on the other side of the BSE issue. :wink:
Are US consumers and Canadian Producers not suffering? :?
Haven't Canadians used diplomatic channels? :nod:
Haven't we given the US every bit of information they have asked for? :nod:
Does Burns not consider his and the US Senates objections to the border opening and R-CALF's court actions a delay tactic? :?
Just what does he think his and the Senates objection and R-CALFs court delays have cost the Canadian cattle industry and the US slaughter industry?
Resuming full trade with the US is the top issue to our beef industry and the American slaughter industry too but has that stopped Burns from objecting? :x
And just because Burns is confident in the US system, to bad Japanese consumer can't say the same. :roll:
I wonder how far Canada telling Burns, a member of the Senate Appropriations' Subcommittee on Agriculture, would have got if we told him he was simply wrong to say there is higher risk of getting BSE from Canada , and urged him to reconsider his and the other Senators actions? :shock:
I find it ironic that this Senator would support threatening Japan with sanctions when he supports doing to Canada what Japan is doing to the US. Using delay tactic to keep safe beef from entering the US because it may be an economic windfall for a few. :x The old saying "Do on to other as you would have them do on to you" comes to mind.
First isn't the Japanese Food Safety Commission there to protect Japanese consumers and producers? :?BURNS PENS LETTER TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CALLING FOR COMMITTEE ACTION
Voices His Concern Of Reports Showing Importation of Banned Canadian Beef WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) addressed yet another concern today on the state of Canadian importation of banned beef into the United States.
In a letter written to Ann Veneman, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Burns voiced his intention to pursue the matter through Committee action in the U.S. Senate. He also spoke of the importance of maintaining the confidence of American consumers, and how that confidence is likely to waver in light of recent reports of more than 33 million pounds of beef making its way into the United States by way of Canada.
"I am proud to be from Montana, where the decision was made in Federal Court, that Canadian beef was improperly entering this country," Burns wrote. "I am proud that it was a Montana-based industry organization that had the courage to take this matter to court," he continued. "In Montana, our word is good and a lot of us continue to operate on that principle. Unfortunately, I am beginning to question the word of the USDA when it comes to the Canadian beef imports. The USDA is here to protect the American consumer and producer. With the revelation of the imported beef, I am not sure who has been protected, and I believe I would be remiss in representing my constituents if I did not contact you and address the issue of beef imports from Canada."
Burns is a member of the Senate Appropriations' Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies.
And would the Japanese politicans be remiss in representing their constituents if they didn't do every thing they thought was right to protect them? :?
BUT this is the same Senator only on the other side of the BSE issue. :wink:
Now what science says US beef is safer than Canadian beef? We both have BSE in our native herds but our safeguards are stricter. :???:JAPANESE SANCTIONS MAY BE NECESSARY
Burns Criticizes Actions of Japanese Commission; Signs on to Senate Resolution Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) expressed his frustration today with the decision by the Japanese Food Safety Commission to continue their delay of resuming beef trade with the U.S.
Burns said "I'm not a big fan of sanctions, but their time may have come. The Japanese Food Safety Commission is not using sound science to base their decision, and both their consumers and our producers are suffering for it. We've tried diplomatic channels, we've given them every bit of information they have asked for, and we're still at a deadlock. These deliberations are nothing but a delay tactic."
Japan closed its borders to U.S. beef exports in 2003, following the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a Canadian-born cow in Washington State. In 2002, U.S. beef exports to Japan amounted to over $1.4 billion. The U.S. cattle industry estimates that it loses $100 million per month due to the border closure.
"Resuming trade with Japan is the top issue for our beef industry, and it is long past time for Japan to get serious about opening its borders." said Burns "I have complete confidence in the ability of our government to keep BSE out of the food chain. The FSC is simply wrong to say there is higher risk of getting BSE from the U.S. I urge the Commission to reconsider its actions."
The United States and Japan reached an agreement in October 2004 regarding the resumption of trade. On Monday, the Japanese Food Safety Commission met to consider the risks of resuming trade with the United States, and found that the risk of BSE is much higher in U.S. cattle than in Japan. Japan has confirmed over 20 cases of BSE, compared to two in the U.S.
Burns today also signed on as a co-sponsor to S. Res. 87, a resolution expressing the need for sanctions against Japan should these delays continue. In addition, he has sent letters to President Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns, urging them to make this issue a priority for the U.S. government.
Are US consumers and Canadian Producers not suffering? :?
Haven't Canadians used diplomatic channels? :nod:
Haven't we given the US every bit of information they have asked for? :nod:
Does Burns not consider his and the US Senates objections to the border opening and R-CALF's court actions a delay tactic? :?
Just what does he think his and the Senates objection and R-CALFs court delays have cost the Canadian cattle industry and the US slaughter industry?
Resuming full trade with the US is the top issue to our beef industry and the American slaughter industry too but has that stopped Burns from objecting? :x
And just because Burns is confident in the US system, to bad Japanese consumer can't say the same. :roll:
I wonder how far Canada telling Burns, a member of the Senate Appropriations' Subcommittee on Agriculture, would have got if we told him he was simply wrong to say there is higher risk of getting BSE from Canada , and urged him to reconsider his and the other Senators actions? :shock:
I find it ironic that this Senator would support threatening Japan with sanctions when he supports doing to Canada what Japan is doing to the US. Using delay tactic to keep safe beef from entering the US because it may be an economic windfall for a few. :x The old saying "Do on to other as you would have them do on to you" comes to mind.