United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says the farm bill is the logical place to try to kill Prop 12, not standalone legislation others would prefer that would take 60 Senate votes to pass.
Sows are kept in farrowing crates that confine a sow and protect piglets from getting crushed when their mother lies down or turns over during feeding.
The Supreme Court in a 5-4 ruling upheld Proposition 12 rejecting a pork industry lawsuit that claimed it violated the Constitution’s Commerce Clause.
Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the majority, said California voters overwhelmingly endorsed the “ethical pork” law and the Constitution says nothing about “the type of pork chops the state’s merchants may sell.”
Senator Grassley has a different viewpoint.
Grassley says he will continue to push back against California’s Prop 12 legislation.
The National Pork Producers Council, which brought the lawsuit against California, argues Proposition 12 would impact thousands of farmers, risk further industry consolidation, and raise pork prices for millions of Americans.
