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Food Safety Bill Will Not Make Food Safer, Will Increase Food Costs and Budget Deficit
The Weekly Standard ^ | November 29, 2010 | Jim Prevor

Posted on 11/29/2010 3:15:32 PM PST by Clintonfatigued

Today, the Senate is likely to vote on the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 (S510). But the bill is little more than an enormous grant of money and power to the Food and Drug Administration and a lot of reporting burdens imposed on the private sector. Those who favor a smaller, leaner government should oppose it.

Advocates for the bill point out that we need “change” as the food safety system is built mostly on laws passed over seventy years ago. They would like to transform the FDA from what they perceive as a mostly reactive agency – dealing with food safety after outbreaks occur – to a proactive agency that will safeguard the food supply.

However, as we have learned in other contexts, yearning for change begs the question of what change will actually be and what it would actually accomplish. In this case the food supply is so vast and the supply chain so complicated that there is no known or practical way the FDA can be an effective sentinel against all pathogens in the food supply.

First, the food supply in America is quite safe. There is simply no emergency that requires a rush vote in a lame duck session. In fact, the only reason for pushing the bill now is that the new Republicans waiting to be seated in the House probably would not support giving such an enormous blank check in money and authority to the FDA. This alone is enough reason for the Republicans in the senate to refuse to support the bill.

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1 posted on 11/29/2010 3:15:36 PM PST by Clintonfatigued
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To: Clintonfatigued
Food Safety Bill Will Not Make Food Safer, Will Increase Food Costs and Budget Deficit

So, the "food safety bill" will be as effective as the "stimulus bill" and the "ObamaCare bill".

2 posted on 11/29/2010 3:17:36 PM PST by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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To: Clintonfatigued; Windflier

Call alll those yes leaning Republicans folks, because they are hesitating, and getting updates from the offices on the call counts!!! Windflier has a list on another thread that I will try to get over here!

CALL!
Tatt


3 posted on 11/29/2010 3:18:40 PM PST by thesearethetimes... ("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." DorothyBernard)
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To: bamahead; Zanton; Extremely Extreme Extremist; ExTexasRedhead; EternalVigilance; Liz; AuntB; ...

This bill is ominous.


4 posted on 11/29/2010 3:19:01 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens commit crimes that Americans won't commit)
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To: thesearethetimes...; Windflier

The vote is at 7pm Tonight! Call as many as you can!!!

S. 510
Republican traitor list:

Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Aye
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA] Aye
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Aye
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Aye
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY] Aye
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] Aye
Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH] Aye
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE] Aye
Sen. George LeMieux [R, FL] Aye
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN] Aye
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Abstain
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] Aye
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Aye
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Aye
Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH] Aye


5 posted on 11/29/2010 3:21:17 PM PST by thesearethetimes... ("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." DorothyBernard)
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To: Clintonfatigued

WHY did the Repubs vote for Closure?


6 posted on 11/29/2010 3:21:32 PM PST by pabianice
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To: Clintonfatigued

WHY did the Repubs vote for Closure?


7 posted on 11/29/2010 3:21:34 PM PST by pabianice
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To: pabianice

There are gonna be many really pissed-off small farmers in my neck of the woods.


8 posted on 11/29/2010 3:22:47 PM PST by pabianice
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To: pabianice

Some did because it’s what the corporate community wants. Others did because they support Big Government.


9 posted on 11/29/2010 3:23:40 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens commit crimes that Americans won't commit)
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To: Clintonfatigued
You'll need a prescription to get your vitamins.
10 posted on 11/29/2010 3:23:42 PM PST by boomop1
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To: boomop1

I hope that the new House is able to stop this.


11 posted on 11/29/2010 3:24:43 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens commit crimes that Americans won't commit)
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To: pabianice

This will really hurt the small farmers and they know it.

Here’s the phone numbers for anyone who wants to call!

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm


12 posted on 11/29/2010 3:27:52 PM PST by FromLori (FromLori)
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To: thesearethetimes...

Vitter is now saying undecided b/c he has to read the Tester Amendment.......

CALL AND FAX HIM!!!!!!

fax # 202-228-5061


13 posted on 11/29/2010 3:28:31 PM PST by DrewsMum (New TSA slogan: "U can't see London, U Can't see France, until we see your underpants")
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To: Clintonfatigued

THIS IS HORRIBLE


14 posted on 11/29/2010 3:28:34 PM PST by ColdOne
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To: FromLori

Thank you for the great link!

S.510

Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Aye
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA] Aye
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Aye
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Aye
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY] Aye
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] Aye
Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH] Aye
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE] Aye
Sen. George LeMieux [R, FL] Aye
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN] Aye
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Abstain
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] Aye
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Aye
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Aye
Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH] Aye


15 posted on 11/29/2010 3:29:15 PM PST by thesearethetimes... ("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." DorothyBernard)
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

http://www.nachumlist.com/


16 posted on 11/29/2010 3:30:28 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: FromLori

Some of the staffers are saying they might vote yes, depending on who and what is exempt : o Which gave me the opportunity to add a quick bit to my speech about how we REALLY would like to see bills that EVERYONE with a decent education could read and understand and feel safe with!! That we are reallllly tired of finding out all the hidden stuff AFTER bills pass : /

Tatt


17 posted on 11/29/2010 3:32:47 PM PST by thesearethetimes... ("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." DorothyBernard)
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To: DrewsMum

Yay! Call as many as you can!

Thank you!


18 posted on 11/29/2010 3:35:00 PM PST by thesearethetimes... ("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." DorothyBernard)
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To: Clintonfatigued

You would think that our country has enough to worry about without trying to control our food production. You think your taxes aren’t going up? Think again. Everything Congress does now adays effects the price you pay for everything. Basically, a tax increase.


19 posted on 11/29/2010 3:35:00 PM PST by RC2
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To: thesearethetimes...

Murkowski,can garner all these write in votes but when it comes to representing her people she abstains...........worthless.


20 posted on 11/29/2010 3:36:39 PM PST by Kakaze (Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing....except not doing it sooner!)
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