Wednesday, the House Ag Committee passed a bill that would repeal the Country of Origin labeling law also known as COOL with 38 ayes to 6 nays.
House Ag Committee Votes to Repeal COOL
COOL tells consumers from what countries their meat is from. This was ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization 2 days prior to the repeal vote by the House Ag Committee.
Cool Rejection Sparks Further Debate
The NFU and a few Democratic Senators are against the repeal of COOL. Here are some their Tweets:
Congress should resist any attempts to change COOL until WTO appeals process has been completely exhausted. #keepCOOL #COOLFlyIn — NE Farmers Union (@NEFarmersUnion) May 19, 2015
Thank you @RepTimWalz for standing up for U.S. family farmers, ranchers and consumers by voting no on Country-of-Origin Labeling repeal.
— National Farmers Uni (@NFUDC) May 20, 2015
I butcher my own meat so I know exactly where my food comes from. But so should everyone else. @CarterTroy #KeepCOOL https://t.co/5bxTZTFRMd — Senator Jon Tester (@SenatorTester) May 20, 2015
Congress should resist any attempts to change COOL until WTO appeals process has been completely exhausted. #keepCOOL #COOLFlyIn
— NE Farmers Union (@NEFarmersUnion) May 19, 2015
Should the law be changed or remain as is? Will repealing COOL hurt our trade relationships? Leave your response below.