AS MEMORIAL DAY BBQ'S COSTS SPIKE WITH SKYROCKETING MEAT PRICES IN THE HUDSON VALLEY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES LANDMARK NEW LEGISLATION TO LOWER COST OF MEAT & GROCERIES FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES BY BREAKING UP MEAT MONOPOLIES

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Chuck Schumer issued the following press release:

As families in the Hudson Valley pay more than ever for their Memorial Day barbecues with record high meat prices, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today stood at the beloved Butcher Boys to introduce the Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act. The Senator's new landmark legislation would lower grocery costs for families by breaking up the big meat monopolies and restoring competition to bring better choices at the meat counter.

"Families here in the Hudson Valley are facing one of the most expensive Memorial Day weekends ever. Groceries just saw the biggest price hike in years, and beef is at record highs. Corporate giants that dominate the meat market and set prices sk...