After his mother died from eating contaminated peanut butter, Jeff Almer went to Washington to push for legislation that might save others from similar fates. And then he went again. And again. And again. Full Story »
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But the Senate has still not acted to fix many of the flaws in the nation’s food safety system — although a bill to do so has broad bipartisan support, is a priority for the Obama administration and has the backing of both industry and consumer groups. The House passed its version of the bill more than a year ago.
Care to guess who is responsible for the stall? I hope you were as aware as most, as the vast majority of stalled vital legislation is the fault of the Republicans – The Party of No!
You can bet this is the fault of the No Party (Republicans) and it is a real crime that daily cost lives of people of all classes - as all of us eat and SHOULD be able to do so safely.