Washington, DC — Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne says urgent action in Congress is necessary to address the lack of competition in the meatpacking industry.
The CEOs of the four companies that control 80 percent of the beef processing in America testified at a House Ag Committee hearing this week. Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, is a member of the committee.
A Missouri man testified that he’d contemplated suicide because of the prices he’s getting for his cattle. That prompted Axne to recite the phone number for the national suicide hotline.
The president of the Montana Cattlemen’s Association told Axne concentration in the meatpacking industry has made rural America a slum.
