Name: Heidi Overton: Yes, Senator, I will work with you to have accurate labeling, and I know the America First Seafood strategy is, is still in works by the administration, and I believe that, that this is, this is a top priority that's shared by the administration of getting that right.
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Description: Yes, Senator, I will work with you to have accurate labeling, and I know the America First Seafood strategy is, is still in works by the administration, and I believe that, that this is, this is a top priority that's shared by the administration of getting that right.

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Heidi Overton

131:41 - 132:11

“Yes, Senator, I will work with you to have accurate labeling, and I know the America First Seafood strategy is, is still in works by the administration, and I believe that, that this is, this is a top priority that's shared by the administration of getting that right.”

Speaker: Heidi Overton
Timestamp: 131:41 – 132:11
Transcript: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Business meeting to consider the nominations of Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, all of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, and Douglas Ralph, of Kentucky, both to be a Member of the National Mediation Board, and
Community: Alaska News
Captured at: September 24, 2026

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And my goal is to make sure they're not choosing the genetically engineered, but I just need your commitment on the labeling. Yes, Senator, I will work with you to have accurate labeling, and I know the America First Seafood strategy is, is still in works by the administration, and I believe that, that this is, this is a top priority that's shared by the administration of getting that right. And making sure labels like Center Baldwin labels are accurate and informed, informed to the American people. Last question, and this is on food safety inspections. As you know, the state and the local governments conduct about 60% of food processing facility inspections in Alaska.

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