New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is calling for a ban on large livestock operations by the year 2040. Another former presidential candidate, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, is co-sponsoring the bill. The proposal phases out concentrated animal feeding operations over the next 20 years and establish stricter environmental standards. Booker said the food system was broken by large companies like Smithfield, JBS and Tyson.
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