SENS. ENZI, BARRASSO PUSH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE MEAT PACKING MERGER

The office of Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., issued the following news release:

U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., pushed the U.S. Department of Justice for strict oversight of the proposed merger of three of the largest national meat packing companies. The Senators stressed the importance for Attorney General Michael Mukasey to scrutinize the merger proposal to ensure a free and fair marketplace.

"The meat packing industry has become increasing consolidated, reducing market opportunities for Wyoming ranchers," the Senators wrote in a letter to Mukasey. "In the face of this market trend, the proposed merger of three of the five major packing companies in the …