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Slaughter amendment passes U.S. Senate
The United States Senate on Tuesday joined the U.S. House of Representatives by overwhelmingly passing an amendment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Appropriations Bill that will remove federal funding for mandated meat inspectors at the three remaining, foreign-owned horse slaughterhouses in the United States.
If signed into law by President George Bush, it effectively would shut them down when the 2006 fiscal year begins October 1.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed an identical bill on June 8, 269-158.
The Senate amendment, introduced on Tuesday by Senator John Ensign (R-Nevada), a former veterinarian, passed 68-29.
Slaughter amendment passes U.S. Senate
The United States Senate on Tuesday joined the U.S. House of Representatives by overwhelmingly passing an amendment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Appropriations Bill that will remove federal funding for mandated meat inspectors at the three remaining, foreign-owned horse slaughterhouses in the United States.
If signed into law by President George Bush, it effectively would shut them down when the 2006 fiscal year begins October 1.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed an identical bill on June 8, 269-158.
The Senate amendment, introduced on Tuesday by Senator John Ensign (R-Nevada), a former veterinarian, passed 68-29.