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“DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S DRACONIAN EMERGENCY ORDER” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3824 on June 9, 2004.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S DRACONIAN EMERGENCY ORDER
(Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I find it somewhat ironic after the fumbling underreaction to mad cow disease that the United States Department of Agriculture is considering a Draconian emergency order for all Oregon nurseries in order to deal with an infection of sudden oak disease on one nursery.
The State Department of Agriculture has already appropriately quarantined the nursery. But before we create a regulatory nightmare for hundreds of small businesses and a huge regulatory roadblock, I would hope that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will work with the experts and our industry to protect both the environment and the vital commerce in nursery products.
There is no reason that we cannot do right by the environment and do it in a way that promotes proper treatment of this dangerous disease but avoids doing more harm than we do good.
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