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McCaskill, Roberts to Host Ag Security Roundtable in KC
Missouri Ag Connection - 08/17/2017

U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Pat Roberts of Kansas will hold a roundtable discussion on agriculture security Aug. 18, hosted by the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City, at 10 a.m. CT at the American Royal in Kansas City, Mo.

McCaskill and Roberts will discuss the role of the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies in protecting Missouri and Kansas farmers and ranchers, and our nation's food supply. Participants include Missouri and Kansas stakeholders, and officials at national agencies including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Agriculture (USDA), and National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF).

Roberts, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and McCaskill, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, recently passed the "Securing our Food and Agriculture Act," which President Trump signed into law in July. This new law ensures the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, does its part to secure our nation's food, agriculture, and veterinary systems against terrorism and high-risk events. The bill also authorizes the Secretary to collaborate with other agencies, to ensure food, agriculture, and animal and human health sectors receive attention and are integrated into the DHS's domestic preparedness policy initiatives.

Participants include:

- U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, Ranking Member, Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs

- U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

- Adjutant General of Kansas Major General Lee Taffanelli

- Missouri National Guard - LTC Robert Payne

- Officials at the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Agriculture, and the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility


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