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Mike Rounds: “State licensed processors right now have to meet all the…”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

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Washington Post Live Interview with Senator Mike Rounds on Meatpacking, Cybersecurity, and Voting Rights

Published | Video Starts at 06:25

The other piece on this that we're trying to get is, is we want smaller processors to be able to compete by selling their products across state lines. The State licensed processors right now have to meet all the same federal guidelines, but they're restricted to selling only within their own state. They can sell 400 miles across the state, but they can't sell 50 miles across the state line. That doesn't make sense. (06:25–06:35)

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