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wakeme2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 04:28 PM
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EPA Blocked From Human Pesticide Studies ( thank you Senate and Boxer
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/science/AP-Human-Pesticide-Tests.html

June 29, 2005
EPA Blocked From Human Pesticide Studies
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 5:06 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate voted to block the Environmental Protection Agency from using studies that intentionally expose people to pesticides when considering permits for pest killers.

By a 60-37 vote, the Senate approved a provision from Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., that would block the EPA from relying on such testing -- including 24 human pesticide experiments currently under review -- as it approves or denies pesticide applications.

..more at link...
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atreides1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 04:31 PM
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1. What I Want To Know
Who the hell were the 37 Junior Dr. Mengele's that voted against it?

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wakeme2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 04:33 PM
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2. mainly Repugs but probably a couple from the Zell part of the Dem party
:(
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Mairead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 04:34 PM
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3. What I want to know is whether they'll now victimise non-humans
instead.
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MisterP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 05:22 PM
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4. probably in mind-bending numbers and with no useful results
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Rainscents Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 05:25 PM
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5. Can someone please help me give me bill # and list of names who
voted against it? PLEASE!!! I will use this shit up republicans ass big time!
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gademocrat7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 07:33 PM
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6. I was watching the vote on the amendment and the
following repugs voted for the pesticide testing: Frist, Hatch, Lott.
Had to leave, but heard those senators vote.
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JRicks_GA Donating Member (48 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 07:54 PM
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7. Boxer Amdt. No. 1023
Vote Number: 162 Vote Date: June 29, 2005, 12:49 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Amendment Agreed to
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1023 to H.R. 2361 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 )
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, consider, or rely on third-party intentional dosing human studies for pesticides or to conduct intentional dosing human studies for pesticides.
Vote Counts: YEAs 60
NAYs 37
Not Voting 3

Alphabetical by Senator Name Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Allen (R-VA), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Not Voting
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Corzine (D-NJ), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Dayton (D-MN), Yea
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Jeffords (I-VT), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Not Voting
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Not Voting
Martinez (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Nay
Talent (R-MO), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
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mbperrin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 07:56 PM
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8. Hmmmm...I see Cornyn favors this sort of testing...
wonder if he'd like to volunteer! Give him a timeout from advocating death to human judges....
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