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Article: Sen. Johnson Introduces Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act
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- February 11, 2009
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Tim Johnson, D-South Dakota, has introduced the Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act of 2009 (S. 337), legislation that would "prohibit the importation of ruminants and swine, and fresh and frozen meat and products of ruminants and swine, from Argentina until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that every region of Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination."
The bill, introduced on Jan. 28, was co-sponsored by Sens. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming; Jon Tester, D-Montana; John Thune, R-South Dakota; Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri; Byron L. Dorgan, D-North Dakota; Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska; John Barrasso, R-Wyoming; and Kent Conrad, D-North ...