[Homesteadingfamily] Re: FW: Senator Jim Webb's Response to Your Message.

I simply do not believe him...it is like everything else "they" do..it
always begins fairly benign, then explodes into something more sinister!
Sooner or later, those evil small farmers will be brought to their
attention and with the bill already in place, it will give them power to
take that over, too. Ever notice how they bring in a new tax like
SPLOST...then say it will "go away" in a few years after this or that
project is completed??? And ever notice that ALL of those SPLOST taxes
are still there years and years later because they found "other"
projects to do..I mean since they already had it going???? We have
SPLOST taxes here that were supposed to expire over 10 years ago! Yet,
there are still collecting that money....it never ends. Call me a
"conspiracy nut"....I'll wear that shoe! lolol~deb
--- In Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com, "Jeanne Lookabill"
<atasteofcreole@...> wrote:
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> Subject: Senator Jim Webb's Response to Your Message.
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> December 13, 2010
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> Mr. and Mrs. Joseph & Jeanne Lookabill
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> Dear Mr. and Mrs. Lookabill:
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> Thank you for contacting my office regarding S. 510, the Food and Drug
> Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act. I appreciate your
taking
> the time to share your thoughts with me on this important topic.
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> Recent outbreaks of food-borne illnesses and nationwide recalls of
> contaminated food, from both domestic and foreign sources, highlight
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> need to update and strengthen our nation's food safety system. The FDA
Food
> Safety Modernization Act is a bipartisan plan to modernize our food
safety
> system while minimizing regulatory burdens, particularly on small
farms and
> producers. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 73-25 on November
30,
> 2010, with my support.
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> I voted to support this legislation for several reasons. For the first
time,
> the FDA will have the authority and capacity to test widely for
dangerous
> pathogens and to enforce recalls on contaminated food. The bill
requires
> more frequent inspections of large-scale, high risk food production
plants,
> and would subject imported foods to the same standards as those made
in the
> United States. In response to legitimate concerns raised by small
farmers
> and producers that new regulations would be too costly, the final
> legislation incorporated the Tester amendment to exempt small-scale
> agriculture. Finally, the bill specifically states that gardens or
farms
> used for personal consumption are exempt from all new regulations.
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> The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act was discussed and debated by
many
> players from the food industry throughout the committee process, with
many
> of them endorsing the final legislation. The Senate Committee on
Health,
> Education, Labor and Pensions approved the bill in December 2009, and
it
> awaited deliberation by the full Senate until November 2010. The bill
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> Please be assured that my staff and I will continue to monitor this
issue to
> ensure that all Virginians have access to safe, quality food. As the
Senate
> continues to address food safety and other important issues facing the
> United States, your views will be very helpful to me and my staff. I
hope
> that you will continue to share your views with us in the years ahead.
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> I would also invite you to visit my website at www.webb.senate.gov for
> regular updates about my activities and positions on matters that are
> important to Virginia and our nation.
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> Thank you once again for contacting my office.
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> Sincerely,
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> Jim Webb
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> United States Senator
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