Whereas meat is a nutrient-rich source of protein that is enjoyed by many people in the United States and efficiently delivers calories and vitamins, greatly contributing to the world’s food security; Whereas the United States is the world’s largest producer of beef; Whereas, according to the Foreign Agriculture Service, in 2022, the United States exported 1,000,000 metric tons of beef valued $11.71 billion; Whereas the United States is the world’s third-largest producer and consumer of pork and pork products; Whereas, according to the Foreign Agriculture Service, in 2022, pork was the most widely consumed meat across the globe at 112,538 metric tons, representing 42 percent of all meat consumed; Whereas the United States is the world’s largest producer of poultry meat; Whereas animal proteins are complete proteins and contain more protein per calorie than plant proteins; Whereas agriculture, food, and related industries contributed 5.4 percent or roughly $1.264 trillion to United States gross domestic product in 2021; Whereas, in 2022, 22.1 million full- and part-time jobs were related to the agricultural and food sectors, which is 10.4 percent of total employment in the United States; Whereas, in 2021, meat and poultry plants employed the largest percentage of food and beverage manufacturing workers; Whereas the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is expected to publish its global food systems’ road map to 1.5 degree Celsius recommending the reduction of meat consumption; and Whereas reductions in meat consumption will have negative impacts on nutrition, the United States economy, and global food security: Now, therefore, be it