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Furloughs For Meat Inspectors Avoided Through Summer

The House passed a Bill this week to prevent furloughs to meat inspectors whose jobs would have been cut due to the sequester.

Mar 22, 2013

The House passed a Bill this week to prevent furloughs to meat inspectors whose jobs would have been cut due to the sequester. $55 Million in funds have been reallocated so that meat and poultry inspectors can continue to work throughout the summer. To read more, click HERE.

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