Quote of the Day: “We want to make sure we’re not over-playing the hand on the federal side because there is state inspection, and there’s a tremendous amount of self-regulation. Restaurants and food processing businesses of course don’t want to poison their clients, because they want them to come back.” – Rep. Jack Kingston, chairman of [...]
Posts Tagged: s. 510
S.510 Passed Thanks to Congressional Trickery
The so-called food safety bill passed. It took corrupt procedural tricks to do it. We told you last week that the Senate made a mistake when they passed their version of the Food Safety Bill (S.510). Under the Constitution only the House can introduce revenue measures. The Senate trampled on this prerogative, and the House leadership [...]
7 reasons to oppose S.510
We told you on Monday that the Senate violated Constitutional procedures when they passed S.510, the dangerous “food safety” bill. To get around this, House Democrats plan to add the text of this bill into a “catch-all” budget bill. Please tell Congress to oppose ANY bill that includes food safety legislation. You may borrow from or copy [...]
What Happens When Your Senators Don’t Read the Bill
A funny thing happened on the way to the “food safety” bill’s passage. As the letter below says, Senators violated a provision of the Constitution when they passed their version (S.510), and House leaders will not accept this violation. Meanwhile, all 42 Senate Republicans have vowed to filibuster ALL legislation unless bills to fund the [...]
Win the S.510 Food Fight
Dear Friend of Liberty, I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that S. 510, the misnamed “Food Safety Modernization Act,” passed the Senate. The good news is that this rotten bill has stalled in the House due to unconstitutional tax provisions originating in the Senate. The House Ways and Means Committee [...]
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