[DelaWhere]

>>>There was an article posted the other day that said it needed a 2/3 majority to pass, therefore it didn’t pass. Wonder which is correct.<<<

The Good R’s maneuvered it into the 2/3 vote status and it failed.

Then the Good R’s tried to Recommit without Instructions which failed (that would have killed the bill)

D’s tried to Recommit With Instructions which also failed (that would have sent it back to committee with instructions to do certain things)

Then D’s moved to Reconsider - Passed without objection

Then under a deal, they passed an amendment which moderated a bit on small farms (but not really making it ironclad) and added a clause to require FDA to hear Organic movements thoughts. (All the other #$%^& is still there)

Finally they Voted with only majority required and it passed.

Oh what tangled webs they weave ....... (you know the rest)

I equate it to a huge pile of toxic waste that they ‘enhanced’ by placing one rose on top of it and declared it sweet and pure!

Details available for one week at:

http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.html

[Marmolade]

Thanks for the long explanation. Why is nothing simple anymore? I guess I should just be happy that some revisions were made. We got a call just a week ago from the USDA inquiring if we had organic produce. Hubby said yes, but just for personal use. They said OK, no need to answer the rest of the survey.