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kpete

(71,996 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2013, 12:12 AM Oct 2013

Monsanto Protection Act Dead?

FRI OCT 18, 2013 AT 05:51 PM PDT
Monsanto Protection Act Dead?
by The Baculum King

Everybody is probably aware of and over this, but looks like a little-noticed benefit of the Teabaggers meltdown...

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said Thursday that he removed the “Monsanto Protection Act” from the bill Congress passed Wednesday night to fund the government.

Tester has been working to repeal that provision, which directed the U.S. Agriculture Department to ignore a judicial ruling that blocked the planting of genetically modified crops.

“Stripping out the Monsanto Protection Act is a victory for American consumers and family farm agriculture,” Tester said. “I'm pleased that Congress stood up for accountability and transparency and against special interests.”

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/18/1248758/-Monsanto-Protection-Act-Dead

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Monsanto Protection Act Dead? (Original Post) kpete Oct 2013 OP

Thank you, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.)!!!!! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #1

Yeah! That is great! nt Tigress DEM Oct 2013 #2

Very good news!! haikugal Oct 2013 #3

How did all this extraneous stuff get added to a "clean bill"? starroute Oct 2013 #4

federal workers haven't had a raise in 3 years and it's not a done deal. mucifer Oct 2013 #6

As I said, I'm not complaining about it starroute Oct 2013 #7

K&R n/t NealK Oct 2013 #5

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. Thank you, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.)!!!!!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 12:20 AM

Oct 2013

And thank YOU, kpete, for reminding us!

Tigress DEM

(7,887 posts)

2. Yeah! That is great! nt

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 12:57 AM

Oct 2013

haikugal

(6,476 posts)

3. Very good news!!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 01:03 AM

Oct 2013

Thanks Sen. Tester!!

starroute

(12,977 posts)

4. How did all this extraneous stuff get added to a "clean bill"?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 01:46 AM

Oct 2013

The $2 million earmark to Mitch McConnell. The 1% raise for federal employees. And now this.

I have no objection to any of those things -- well, I'm not happy about the earmark, but if it was what it took to get the thing passed, it's better than screwing over poor people. But I do wonder how the process worked and what else may be in there that we still don't know about.