Thread: Sunday-evening surprise, Senate passes food-safety legislati

In Sunday-evening surprise, Senate passes food-safety legislation

By Alexander Bolton - 12/19/10 07:55 PM ET
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The Senate unexpectedly approved food-safety legislation by voice vote Sunday evening, rescuing a bill that floated in limbo for weeks because of a clerical error.

The Senate passed the Food Safety and Modernization Act on Nov. 30 by a vote of 73-25. But the bill was later invalidated by a technical objection because it was a revenue-raising measure that did not originate in the House — Senate staff had failed to substitute the food-safety language into a House-originated bill.

A coalition of groups supporting the bill sent a letter Sunday to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Republican leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) calling for action on food safety.

“Our organizations are writing to support attaching S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, to the Senate's proposed short-term continuing resolution,â€

Sen. Tom Coburn, Crap!
Just more crap to repeal.
How the hell we fix stupid?
Jerks!