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April 24th, 2012

USDA Secretary: “I am going home. And I’m having beef tonight for dinner. And that’s no lie.”

CNN chief national correspondent John King spoke with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about the Mad Cow case confirmed today in California. A highlight is below; please visit http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/2012.04.24.html for a full transcript of the interview.
Please credit all usage of the interview to CNN’s John King, USA

Highlight from Full Interview
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KING:  As we speak tonight, you are 100 percent certain, no threat to the food supply.

VILSACK:  I am going home.  And I’m having beef tonight for dinner.  And that’s no lie.

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