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Richard Blumenthal: “The Agriculture Department, of course, has an obligation to…”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Published | Video Starts at 05:17

It has responsibility for detecting and tracing and taking action and providing information. The FDA has a responsibility for policy and general standards. And The Agriculture Department, of course, has an obligation to provide resources when growers require them to make the food sanitary. So it is a combination. Different agencies have different responsibilities. But I want to know from the CDC why it failed to provide information more quickly. Trace the source, stop the spread. (05:17–05:29)

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Asserts that the Agriculture Department is obligated to provide resources for food sanitation.

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