Will the MAHA, Massie, Freedom Caucus Coalition Oppose USDA Secretary Rollins’ Bird Flu Response Plan?
Ms. Rollins wants to repeal California’s Proposition 12 animal welfare law, but opposition is growing from a clean-eating, carnivore diet type of animal rights activism.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins is proposing a $1 billion plan to tackle bird flu and lower the cost of eggs. Elements of the plan, though, may divide the MAGA-MAHA coalition and Congress — and not along standard partisan lines.
In an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Ms. Rollins laid out a five-prong plan that includes $500 million for biosecurity measures, $400 million for financial relief to impacted farmers, and $100 million for avian flu vaccine research and development. Not mentioned is the USDA’s mandate that entire flocks be killed if a bird is infected with the virus.
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