date:Mar 07, 2013
g accounts for about 16% of the total U.S.D.A. budget.
Committee members pressed Mr. Vilsack on his earlier comments indicating the sequester will require each F.S.I.S. meat inspector to be furloughed about 15 days during the remainder of fiscal year 2013. The congressmen asserted meat inspectors were essential employees as meat processing plants may not operate if inspectors are not present, and they asked if there wasnt flexibility to keep them on the job in meat plants across the country and