Senate Action on Food Safety Bill Delayed Until Tuesday

Fox News ^ | November 29, 2010 | Trish Turner

[Clintonfatigued]

Senate action on legislation revamping the nation's food safety laws will be delayed until Tuesday morning.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced Monday afternoon that two amendments (Coburn earmark ban, Coburn substitute that pays for food safety --- neither of which are expected to get the 67 votes needed for passage) and final passage of the food safety legislation will start at 9:00 am Tuesday.

The final bill is expected to pass. The House still must vote on the bill as well but is expected to pass without much difficulty

[Clintonfatigued]

Can it be overturned in Federal court?

[combat_boots]

Search: Weaponization of Food (or) new world order starvation

“Brave new food: biotech vaccines in our corn and greens: Debi Athos questions the logic of feeding pharmaceutical fruits and vegetables to the masses - Commentary”

““Other food crops are being used to grow pharmaceutical drugs for diseases from diabetes to heart disease. Common genetically engineered pharmaceutical crops include corn, rice, wheat, and barley A French biotech corporation has contracted with a cooperative of 76 Iowa farmers to grow pharmaceutical corn. Several thousand acres will be needed to grow genetically engineered pharmaceutical corn for a drug to treat cystic fibrosis. Dow AgroSciences will also be genetically engineering corn to grow drugs for cancer, cardiovascular diseases its well as infections and autoimmune diseases.”

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KWZ/is_6_3/ai_113301732/

http://tickergrail.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-politics-of-starvation-and.html

[Windy City Conservative]

Well, I guess it’s not that big of a deal since I didn’t hear any conservative radio guys say anything about it. They’re probably asleep at the wheel, just like the Senate Republicans who voting YES on yet another big govt. takeover.

[de.rm]

"They'd be powderin' up muskets, 2 balls each!

[Outlaw Woman]

I’m quite aware of the situation. The rinos who have already been primaried and are part of this lame duck session will no doubt have vengence on their mind and just to be spiteful they will vote against what is good for the Nation and liberty loving people.

[mrsmith]

I believe cloture will not be needed by unanimous consent.
I may be misreading this and the consent agreement will be voted on tomorrow, I’ll check further.

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=senate_calendar&docid=sc001

” UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT

S. 510 (ORDER NO. 247)

Ordered, That upon the conclusion of Morning Business on Monday,
November 29, 2010, the Senate resume consideration of S. 510, a bill to
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the
safety of the food supply...
and that after reading the pay-go
statement with respect to the bill, the Senate proceed to passage of the
bill and the cloture motion with respect to the bill be withdrawn.
Ordered further, That the mandatory quorums required under Rule XXII
be waived. (Nov. 18, 19, 2010.)

“

[Terry Mross]

I’ve always wondered what the founding fathers would have done if they would have had the technology we have today.

[EternalVigilance]

Can you think of a federal court that has recognized the Congress’ limitations in this area for the last hundred years?

[Red_Devil 232]

Listen to Beck?

[Windy City Conservative]

We are all distracted by the Wikileaks and the Senate is moving full speed ahead with their Lame Duck and RINO session. This looks like it is getting bad, and pretty soon the backlash from conservatives is going to kick in.

[EternalVigilance]

By the way, not only is it arbitrary, it’s discriminatory. 275 miles is a whole lot different thing in the eastern states than it is in the west.

[mrsmith]

The cloture vote last week was on considering the bill, not voting on it. Normally there would be another cloture vote.

However they passed a unanimous consent agreement last Thursday to forego the cloture vote.
Note: This was a UNANIMOUS vote- NO ONE OBJECTED. Not a one.

Every single Senator agreed to put the bill to a vote after consideration.

[GailA]

Toll-Free number to the Congressional Switchboard
(866) 338-1015

[GailA]

Tell them you are keeping a log book on the bills and their votes, so you will know how to vote in 2012.

[Red_Devil 232]

Thanks

[editor-surveyor]

This bill needs to die, and we need to forever remember all who support this insanity.
.

[EternalVigilance]

This is an obvious statement, but it nonetheless does not go without saying:

When you control the people’s food, you control the people.

Let me remind everyone reading this: this is not being pushed through because of any demand from regular folks anywhere in this country. It is being pushed through by moneyed interests who are looking for control over the food supply.

This is all about money, power, and control.

[Windy City Conservative]

Well then, if they have given up their right to vote for cloture, then we can thank both parties for this monstrosity.

[EternalVigilance]

Yep.

Which is why I’m still sayng TATBO.

Throw All The Bums Out.

[devere]

Fascism is still on the march.
The FDA should be abolished, not given more powers.