Guest guest Posted January 15, 2001 Report Share Posted January 15, 2001 U.S. CONGRESSMAN WHO TAKES BRIBES. MONSANTO BIOTECH and DAIRY industries are COMING TO TAKE THE COUNTRY ....... Dear Friend , Be prepared the WORST is coming ........ Please cut and print out of the following enclosed article. Make your comments and requests and then send to : 1: Your Local Media Contact : " Local Media Contact " , which include all of the Food Editor, Health Editor, Lifestyle Editor , Letters To Editor of all of your local newspapers, local TV stations, local radio stations, local magazines and your local Elementary Schools Principals. 2: Your Politicians : This includes your Federal level US Senators & US House of Representatives and State level Senators and State level House of Representatives. US SENATORS CONTACTS : http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index.cfm US HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES CONTACTS : http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html ALL States and Local Governments , click : http://www.piperinfo.com/state/index.cfm Please click YOUR STATE, then click " Legislative Branch " . , then click State House of Representatives and State Senate. YOu will find all of their contact information, email/fax/phone etc. (NOTE : this is one of the MOST IMPORTANT web sites for all STATE offices which includes : 1: Statewide Offices. 2: Legislative Branch. (include all State Senate and House Representatives.) 3: Judicial Branch. 4: Executive Branch. 5: Boards and Commissions. 6: Regionals. 7: All Counties in the state. 8: All Cities in the state. 9: All Libraries in the state. @@ All of the above websites are important, please keep them in your file. You will need them later in numerous occasions, campaigns, complaints and contacts etc. ) Thanks so much for your kindness, compassion and help. Humanity ------ ------ P.S.: Article enclosed here from http://www.notmilk.com CONGRESSMAN WHO TAKES BRIBES Dear Friends, The House of Representatives Committee Agriculture Chairman, Larry Combest (R-TX) has named Richard Pombo to head Agriculture's DAIRY, LIVESTOCK, and POULTRY sub-committee. Pombo will have enormous power in chairing this committee. I remember Pombo as being a long-time member of Dairy, Livestock, and Poultry. In 1994, the approval process for Monsanto's genetically engineered bovine growth hormone became the greatest controversy in FDA history. At that time, the Dairy committee considered a bill that would label milk and milk products containing the genetically engineered hormone. After all, Americans had a right to know what they are eating...right? The Dairy committee stalled the proposed bill until the 1994 elections. When the 1994 session of congress expired, the bill died. It was never even voted upon. I began to investigate milk, milk hormones, and milk politics at about that time. I researched PAC donations, and learned that Pombo had accepted a total of $252,600 in PAC money that year. Remarkably, $84,385 were given to him from private companies and groups doing business in Agriculture. Talk about buying votes! Even more remarkable was Pombo's relationship with Monsanto. I learned that this man had the audacity to accept money directly from Monsanto while voting on a bill that impacted Monsanto's future, and the future of biotechnology. I've called that PAC donation a bribe, and I continue to do so. BRIBERY Bribery is defined as the act or practice of giving or accepting money or some other payment with the object of influencing the action or judgment at a parliamentary hearing or other election. Again, during the 2000 election cycle, Pombo accepted over $450,000. The dairy industry contributed $17,100, and groups with agriculture interests " donated " more than double the 1994 amounts. Now, POMBO runs the DAIRY Committee. Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson will serve as George Bush's Secretary of Health and Human Services. Thompson was a " GOOD FRIEND " of Monsanto, promoting the genetically engineered bovine growth hormone despite the fact that Wisconsin's dairy farmers demanded a moratorium on its use. The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the head of the House Agriculture/Dairy committee have much in common, and Republican party politics will provide one big party for MONSANTO and the new biotechnology agenda. Robert Cohen http://www.notmilk.com ------------------- THE NOTMILK NEWSLETTER: SUBSCRIBE: send an empty Email to- notmilk- UNSUBSCRIBE: send an empty Email to- notmilk-unsubscibe Forward this message to your milk-drinking friends: Learn about MILK from A to Z: http://www.notmilk.com/milkatoz.html PLAY 2O QUESTIONS: http://www.notmilk.com/notmilkfaq.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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