Jared Blankenship
103:43 - 104:50
“By bringing these agencies together under a formal agreement, the SAFE Cattle Act strengthens joint surveillance, supports coordinated eradication strategies, and improves engagement with state animal health and wildlife officials. It also increases transparency to ensure Congress can provide responders with the resources that are needed to eliminate this devastating pest.”
- Speaker
- Jared Blankenship
- Timestamp
- 103:43 – 104:50
- Transcript
- House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- July 21, 2026
From the transcript
Instead, it strengthens the framework for the agencies already engaged in this effort. The bill recognizes that USDA leads animal health efforts, while the Department of Interior manages wildlife and federal lands that can play an important role in prevention and eradication activities. By bringing these agencies together under a formal agreement, the SAFE Cattle Act strengthens joint surveillance, supports coordinated eradication strategies, and improves engagement with state animal health and wildlife officials. It also increases transparency to ensure Congress can provide responders with the resources that are needed to eliminate this devastating pest. These practical steps can help protect producers moving forward, and Texas Farm Bureau believes the SAFE Cattle Act is exactly the type of common-sense legislation that Congress should support.
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