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Ron Johnson: “We could have destroyed that flock of chickens within a day…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avian flu threat

Published | Video Starts at 12:30

Unknown proficient proficiency panels that come from usda. We're talking about highly qualified laboratories. I think so, again. So the point is, we could improve this model so we could, you know, We could have destroyed that flock of chickens within a day or two. Within your guidelines, 24 to 48 hours, rather than seven days. which again, just increases the likelihood that these outbreaks won't be contained. I mean, from my standpoint, for the usda, for if we've got to write a law or improve … (12:30–12:38)

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Asserts that the flock destruction process could be reduced to 24-48 hours instead of seven days.

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