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USDA defends screwworm response amid congressional fingerpointing
Summary by Denton News Editorial Desk By Gabby Birenbaum The Texas Tribune , as published by Denton Record-Chronicle
· June 24, 2026
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WASHINGTON — At a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing earlier this month, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins was resolute — her agency was well prepared for the New World screwworm, and had kept it at bay for months before the first…
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What is this story about? WASHINGTON — At a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing earlier this month, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins was resolute — her agency was well prepared for the New World screwworm, and had kept it at bay for months before the first…
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