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Feeling Surprised and Betrayed by GOP Senate Votes on Food Safety Bill?

Originally published December 5, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated December 5, 2010. Leave a Comment

Feeling Surprised and Betrayed by GOP Senate Votes on Food Safety Bill?

I wish I could say that I find the results of Tuesday’s Senate vote on S-510 a surprise, but I don’t. People have expressed shock that so many Republican Senators voted in favor of granting a lot more power to the FDA, spending $1.4 billion we cannot afford, and likely hurting smaller-sized farms. Read full articleFeeling Surprised and Betrayed by GOP Senate Votes on Food Safety Bill?

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