date:Feb 25, 2014
Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski questioned this week whether the Chinese ban on shellfish from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest might be about more than safety.
Yes, it's a concern about safety, the senator said while visiting Ketchikan on Thursday. But it does cause you to wonder if there are other issues that are at play here with China, and how appropriate levels of intervention might be.
Murkowski said it's important the federal government follow through on the issue, noting the Nation