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moondust

(19,970 posts) Thu Aug 18, 2016, 11:38 AM Aug 2016

Two sitting U.S. Senators held a field hearing yesterday

to bash big bad gubmint and its big bad regulations. The Senators listened to testimony from agricultural business leaders.

The panelists spoke of how, they say, some unnecessary government regulations on things like anhydrous ammonia are forcing businesses to cut jobs or even close. They talked about how some specific F.D.A and O.S.H.A regulations are impacting their company's bottom line.

"Fewer than a dozen people came to listen to the hearing..."

Sens. Joni Ernst and Ron Johnson.

http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Senator-Joni-Ernst-Hosts-Senate-Hearing-in-Dubuque-390500081.html

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Two sitting U.S. Senators held a field hearing yesterday (Original Post) moondust Aug 2016 OP

If the FDA and OSHA are hurting them, they aren't family farms; they are corporate farms. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #1

Sure, that's just what we need, less government regulations on anhydrous ammonia. procon Aug 2016 #2

And unlike most fertilizer GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #3

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

1. If the FDA and OSHA are hurting them, they aren't family farms; they are corporate farms.

Reply to moondust (Original post)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:09 PM

Aug 2016

procon

(15,805 posts)

2. Sure, that's just what we need, less government regulations on anhydrous ammonia.

Reply to moondust (Original post)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:35 PM

Aug 2016

Because anything that is toxic and corrosive to living tissues on contact and results in fatalities, doesn't need any annoying safety rules. Of course it would be good of business if the "unnecessary" government regulations were repealed, the hospital and medical businesses would grow, and mortuaries, cemeteries... yep, less government regulations is great for new jobs.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)

3. And unlike most fertilizer

Reply to procon (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:39 PM

Aug 2016

Can be used to make the mother of all bombs. Like OK City.

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