U.S. Senator Michael Bennet on Monday called for an investigation into the federal government’s response to the spread of the novel coronavirus in meatpacking plants across the country. In a Monday letter to the inspector generals at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor, Bennet asks the agencies to investigate whether the outbreaks — like one at the JBS USA Greeley beef plant where nearly 300 people were sickened and six died — were made worse by federal actions. “We ask that you review steps the federal government took to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in these plants, if any, and how the President’s use of the Defense Production Act for meat processing facilities may have affected the health and wellbeing of workers,” the letter reads. President Donald Trump used the act in late April to try to ensure meatpacking plants remained open as critical food producers despite the rising rates of coronavirus infections within plants. Nationwide, at least 16,200 workers in meat and poultry processing plants in 23 states contracted the novel coronavirus by the end of May, and 86 died, according to a July report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Colorado’s Sen. Michael Bennet Calls For Investigation Into Federal Response To Coronavirus Outbreaks In Meatpacking Plants
Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post: Politics
Mon, 08/10/2020 - 3:00pm
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