A bipartisan group of more than 170 lawmakers is urging Congress not to include the EATS Act in the new farm bill. That legislation, formally known as the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act, would bar states from passing laws affecting agriculture production in other states. It was proposed after the Supreme Court upheld California’s controversial Proposition 12, which established more stringent animal housing requirements for products sold in that state.
On Monday, Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D- Ore., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R- Pa., crafted an open letter to House Ag Committee chair…
