Top Senator Apologizes For Monsanto Protection Act
Anthony Gucciardi Natural Society
Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland has released a public statement apologizing to the public for the passing of the Monsanto Protection Act, stating that the legislation was buried deep within a government spending bill that was required to ‘prevent a government shutdown’.
Mikulski is the Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman, one who was ultimately responsible for passing the bill that contained the notorious Monsanto Protection Act — a legislative ‘rider’ that grants biotech juggernaut Monsanto immunity from federal courts when it comes to their GMO crops. Although ‘written’ by Senator Roy Blunt, who actually gave Monsanto the ability to write their own Monsanto Protection Act and has received over $60,000 from Monsanto, Mikulski has taken serious flak for the passing of the rider.
A rider that Monsanto thought they could slip through the Senate without much of a fight, only to find that the alternative news has made it a mainstream media topic by force (despite GMO lovers saying that it never even happened).
Massive Activism Leads to Apologies
In a release from Senator Mikulski’s office, Mikulski states that she actually sides with frustrated activists who are against the Monsanto Protection Act and had no other choice but to pass the spending bill to prevent ‘government shutdown’. And she’s not the only one. Senator Tester reportedly told Politico that the rider serves no one but major biotech corporations, and many others have begun to speak out following the outcry.
The Mikulski office press release written by a staffer and summarizing the stance of Mikulski, reads:
“She didn’t put the language in the bill and doesn’t support it either. As Chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Mikulski’s first responsibility was to prevent a government shutdown. That meant she had to compromise on many of her own priorities to get a bill through the Senate that the House would pass. She will continue to fight for a regular and timely Appropriations process and other valuable priorities, including food safety.”
Now the question is whether or not she is being sincere or simply performing PR damage control following the fact that the public is finding out about the severity if the issue. Instead of arguing the reality behind the politics of the bill and whether or not it would lead to ‘government shutdown’ as she says, let’s look at her fruits regarding the GMO issue. First of all, my question is why did she not say anything before the issue got super hot in the media? Why did she not warn her citizens and the US at large about what was happening before she was a target?
Admittedly, and as her release states, she has supported the labeling of genetically modified fish — something that the FDA should do anyway without political pressure (but they won’t) through legislation. But what about the fight against Monsanto’s immunity? The reality is that multiple Senators are now being forced to answer for their actions thanks to serious outrage from the public and readers like you that genuinely just want to eat real food and prevent destructive corporations like Monsanto from receiving immunity against the law.
Even if some of the Senators are just covering their rear ends, the fact is that we do have a voice and we are forcing those responsible for passing corrupt legislation accountable.
2013-04-02 00:15:07
Source: http://naturalsociety.com/top-senator-apologizes-for-monsanto-protection-act/
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so in essence, she apologized for NOT DOING HER FRICKIN JOB by reading what the hell it was she was voting on. JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE ZOMBIES!
if a bill is longer than eight pages, IT’S A LIE! it will include graft, theft, lies and unconstitutional bs!
She’s a demonrat. Obama’s a demonrat. The Senate is owned by demonrats.
What am I missing?
a brain?
You’re missing the fact that they all do this. Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, liberal, conservative, they all do it. We hire them to do a job, and they keep telling us that their own screwups and incompetence isn’t their fault.
You are missing an ‘education’, jackfoobar.
The u.s. of TERROR IS A corp-o-FASCIST STATE. You fools are governed by a federal gov. that has “merged” with private corporations!
This corporate entity “thing” can give more money than you to your ‘fearless’ dem-publician party leaders than you can, and these ‘things’ are recognized as much as an ‘individual’ as you are, under the ‘guise’ of your ‘law’, as proclaimed by your SCOTUS a few years ago. Check and see how much this fat bitch traitor above has taken from monsanto in ‘BRIBES’, I mean, ‘campaign contributions’.
What a bunch of PATHETIC INDIVIDUALS YOU ameri-SCUM really are. Most of you DO deserve the ugly, diseased death you are going to get!
First of all you are right about the corporations but you don’t go far enough. These corps are owned by the international bankers who have done this before to economic powerhouse countries. 1917 Russia, 1933 Germany and now the USA. Its a foreign occupied government that we now have and she apologized because she was either blackmailed or threatened l ike most of congress to go along or get dead. Remember when the house defeated the TARP bill on the first vote and the Senate passed it the next day and then Sherman in the house told us that Paulson, GOLDMAN SACHS LACKEY THREATENED THE HOUSE WITH MARTIAL LAW IF THEY DID NOT PASS THE TARP BILL and what that bill did was globalize our financial system using american taxpayers money. SO QUIT PAYING YOUR TAXES. QUIT FILING, ITS VOLUNTARY ANYWAY. Screw them and boycott all their products. Pull your money from Wells Fargo, Chase, Citibank, all investments from Goldman Sachs etc or they will take them anyway, just ask cyprus. Left, right, libertarian, independant, all parties united as Americans against the FOREIGN OCCUPIERS OF OUR NATION AND KICK THE BASTARDS OUT, LIKE ICELAND DID AND IS NOW IN RECOVERY.
Words are cheap.
WELL HELL, just put a gun ban in the next one. if preventing a gubmint shutdown is almighty important then it should be no problem passing gun ban. there, problem solved, next case!
You don’t pass legislation just because there is a deadline, if there is something completely criminal included in it, the answer is always NOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Let’s shed a tear for the pitiful politician who doesn’t even know what she is voting or not voting on. Why even assume that this one is even honest in the first place? Most maybe all politicians are liars and corrupted paid corporate sponsors with corporations and their own best interest at heart.
Looks like this politician is back-pedaling for damage control. Maybe she is lying…vote for the bill then pretend later that she didn’t…either way, she is an imbecile for voting without reading what she was voting for, or she is a liar (typical) and knew what she was voting for (corporate sponsor)…either way she is worthless and now gets to retire stealing taxpayer $$$ for the rest of her life to support her lavish taxpayer supplied retirement.
Gee, I’m sorry that I’m a moron who can’t read legislation. But vote for me next time and don’t expect me to correct my mistakes!
Gee, I’m sorry you are a moron who can’t read at all!
From the article:
“She didn’t put the language in the bill and doesn’t support it either. As Chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Mikulski’s first responsibility was to prevent a government shutdown. That meant she had to compromise on many of her own priorities to get a bill through the Senate that the House would pass. She will continue to fight for a regular and timely Appropriations process and other valuable priorities, including food safety.”
She read it, knew it was there, but had to “compromise” to prevent a government shutdown. Nowhere does it say she didn’t know it was in the bill.
Tire to work on those reading comprehension skills!!!!
*Time
YOU’RE A CLOWN! no offense to clowns. the point is, to them, avoiding a shutdown is paramount. so by your reasoning, the bill could’ve outlawed everything in your house, or your moms, and you think it’s ok to pass it because it avoids the dreaded SHUTDOWN!! you’re stupid.
bad is bad illegal is illegal and wrong is RONG! go away, you’re not smart enough to play here.
Hey morris, where did I say I agreed with the decision? What’s that? I didn’t?
You complete and utter retard!!!
Time to work on your reading comprehension skills as well, it seems. Try starting at the per-kindergarten level, you useless waste of skin.
fishdik, it’s PRE kindergarten not PER. skills?? go drink your mothers doosh to wash down your ”life-partner’s” taste. you’re not even close to being smart enough to argue with me.
Oh, well done to point out a typing error, you are obviously so much smarter than me!!
As long as we are playing grammar nazi here, allow me:
First off, it spelled douche, not doosh. From your first post, it is spelled “wrong”, not “rong”,(even English as a second language people know that). Offense is not spelled “offence” Words at the beginning of sentences are capitalized, most grade schoolers know this, so I’m not surprised you got it wrong. And besides all of that nonsense, you still can’t point out where I said I agreed with the senators’ decision in the first place, which is what the adults were talking about before you chimed in with your oh so helpful comment!
I’m guessing your unprovoked attack is just your way of dealing with the fact you accept you were wrong on the original subject, and need to lash out in anger rather than just accept the fact you made a mistake. Well done!! Do you feel better now?
Not smart enough to argue with you, morris? The only chance you have of getting any smarter is if you die and come back as a turnip.
Don’t forget this part, ” Although ‘written’ by Senator Roy Blunt, who actually gave Monsanto the ability to write their own Monsanto Protection Act and has received over $60,000 from Monsanto”
Seems like Roy Blunt has some explaining to do for WRITING this into the legislation – dont’cha think?
What a pile of *rap, one that doesn’t read and one that’s on the take. Well it just go to show that things in DC are running like normal, they’re so busy patting each other on the behind and taking money from big business they never had time to learn how to read. All she has to do now is pass nullification of the Monsanto Act, don’t ho;d your breath on this one.
IMPEACH NOW!!
all congress and senators should burn in eternal hell
It’s not their fault the majority of them are suffering from some form of condition or disease that prevents them from being fully literate. They have all suffered enough and should be compensated with pay raises and more time off.
Honey, don’t worry that your growing webbed toes and those appendages on the sides of your neck appear to be gills, it’s OK. Now, finish your “Crazy Corn” cereal and chow down on that soy fed beef. It will be all right… until it isn’t…
Her apology is NOT GOOD ENOUGH, throw her out of office, Recall that Fat slob Biotch.
They wrote the law, it’s not written in stone, they can change the law. Amend it to delete that Monsanto Protection Act section. Pass legislation to nullify that section of the law. That’s a no brainer.
” Top Senator Apologizes For Monsanto Protection Act
…the legislation was buried deep within a government spending bill that was required to ‘prevent a government shutdown’. ”
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Translation:
My fat a$$ is firmly implanted in my seat in front of the TV…and I can’t be bothered reading what I sign, on behalf of the people. I do however, take the time to check the amount written on my gov paycheck though.
They don’t read any legislation that they sign. They didn’t read Obamacare because as Pelosi said you have to sign it so you’ll find out what’s in it. Would any of us sign a blank check? This behavior is sheer madness, why are we paying them to represent us? We could just as easily train a monkey to do what these self serving narcissists are doing.
A bit late now don you think. Is she related to Hilary Clinton, the mother of liars. A strong case of crocodile tears. These “Senators” have their heads so far up either their own ass, or someone else’s that they should ALL be removed from their positions. Where are the people banding together to remove this corrupt government? Haven’t they heard of reading the FINE PRINT. A shut down in Government is the best thing that could happen, it might give them cause to rethink everything they have done to destroy America for the last 15 years. NULLIFY THE ACT, IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boycotting their Bt Toxin-laced products especially High-Fructose Corn Syrup and GMO Soy everything is the only way to stop these evil interlopers. Bypass the moneychangers in Washington and turn over their tables with your personal purchasing power. Eventually, when no one is buying their products maybe our elected officials may turn in our direction and consider our well-being instead of the lobbyists that finance their campaigns.
That’s right put your money where your mouth is. Whinning about it won’t change anything because they’ve refused to listen to reason & the people’s wishes for a long time now.. Just don’t buy any of it, then what can they do? The farmers & supermarkets will have to respond to consumer demands if it’s hurting their bottom line & the frankenfood is rotting on the shelves or in the fields.
I’m sorry you have to pass it to see what’s in it.
Saying sorry isn’t enough. Remove, repeal, nullify the “Monsanto Protective Act”. DO IT!!! What a sorry excuse for a senator!
A. It’s not through the House yet … this is a good time for public outcry.
B. It could be amended out of this bill if enough of us ACTUALLY put pen to paper and invest the price of a frickin’ stamp. Don’t worry about them knowing who you are … that’s a done deal. Now let them know that you know who THEY are, too.
The spin: “Senator Mikulski’s first responsibility was to prevent a government shutdown. ”
The reality: Mikulski’s first responsibility is to represent the people who elected her.
Based on the non-spun and correct definition of her responsibility, Mikulski owes the public answers to at least the following two questions:
1) How are the people being represented by voting to give Monsanto immunity from prosecution for poisoning their food supply?
2) What process would have caused a “government shutdown” had Monsanto not been given immunity from prosecution for poisoning the people’s food supply?
Where’s the apology? I must have missed it, oops is not an apology!!!