The government continues to sell Americans out to wealthy foreign interests, even if it means the very food they eat isn’t safe to eat.
Dutifully toeing the free-trade, globalization party line, Congress overwhelmingly voted to repeal the country-of-origin-labeling rule (COOL) as part of the staggering omnibus spending bill it passed on Friday.
Panicked by the $1 billion worth of punitive import tariffs that would be levied against the US by the World Trade Organization if the rule remained in effect, the legislature quickly sent the bill to President Obama’s desk, who wasted no time signing it and the provision disposing of COOL into law.
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Get ready for Horse and Dog meat
Vote them out
Congress shouldn’t deny our rights.
…but they shouldn’t make up new ones either. Both are a very slippery slope.
Why????
The labeling law was struck down because Mexico and Canada filed suit using nafta to stop labeling and the courts said it was against the treaty. Time for a new treaty
When did this change???wasnt George Bush! Haven’t heard his name lately
What does a breach birth have to do with mad cow or country of origin?
They won’t have to mark anything on it. No warning. No religious markings. Everybody eating the same c**p except for them.
Now this has become a game of Russian roulette with meat. now my question is what do we still need the FDA for? There not gonna go to other countries & inspect meat packing plants. totally disgusted. smh
It certainly was not passed to help the people. It’s all about political extortion to fatten their pockets from big corporate business.