U.S. Senator Ken Salazar

Member of the Agriculture, Energy and Veterans Affairs Committees

 

2300 15th Street, Suite 450 Denver, CO 80202 | 702 Hart Senate Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

 

 

For Immediate Release

June 24, 2005

CONTACT:    Cody Wertz – Press Secretary

                        202-228-3630

Jen Clanahan – Deputy Press Secretary

                        303-455-7600

 

SEN SALAZAR’S STATEMENT ON POSITIVE BSE TEST

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Ken Salazar issued the following statement in response to Secretary Johann’s announcement earlier today confirming a positive test for BSE in one cow in more than 380,000 cows tested.

“American beef is the best beef in the world. Like millions of others I will be eating beef for dinner tonight. This single result in the context of hundreds of thousands of tests underscores the rarity of BSE in this country.

“Nonetheless, this afternoon I pledge to redouble my efforts to work with my colleagues on the Senate Agriculture Committee and in USDA to ensure that American beef continues to be the world’s safest and best. The Secretary’s pledge to update USDA’s testing system is the right first step.”

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