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

What is only applicable to GA??The SPLOST taxes??Not so, those are in
other states, too...~deb
--- In Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com, "Jeanne Lookabill"
<atasteofcreole@...> wrote:
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> That seems to be only applicable in GA.
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> From: Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Deb
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 8:20 AM
> To: Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Homesteadingfamily] Re: FW: Senator Jim Webb's Response to
Your
> Message.
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> 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
> <mailto:Homesteadingfamily%40yahoogroups.com> , "Jeanne Lookabill"
> atasteofcreole@ wrote:
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> > From our other senator
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> > Jeanne
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> > http://community.webshots.com/user/atasetofcreole
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> > http://atasteofcreole.wordpress.com/
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> > NEW ORLEANS--Our city, Our team, Our time, Our destiny; Our Moment
in
> NFL
> > History... Home of the 2010 SUPERBOWL XLIV NFL WORLD CHAMPIONS--THE
> NEW
> > ORLEANS SAINTS. NOW...Who Dat say they gonna beat them SAINTS?
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> >
> >
> > From: correspondence_reply@
> > [mailto:correspondence_reply@]
> > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 3:57 PM
> > To: atasteofcreole@
> > 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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> > 33 Fern Oak Cir #303
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> > Stafford, VA 22554-8467
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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.
> >
> > Recent outbreaks of food-borne illnesses and nationwide recalls of
> > contaminated food, from both domestic and foreign sources, highlight
> the
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> now
> > moves to the House of Representatives for consideration.
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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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> > United States Senator
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