Washington, DC - Senator Harkin Demands Agriprocessors Explanation from Bush Administration

Washington, DC - Sen. Tom Harkin wants the Bush administration to explain why the Agriprocessors slaughter plant in Postville was allowed to operate when it couldn't pay for the livestock it was buying. Harkin, the Iowa Democrat who is chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, says it was clear by the middle of October that Agriprocessors was not fully paying cattle and poultry...