A long list of agricultural corporations wrote a letter
thanking Jack Kingson (R GA-01) for working to get the Monsanto rider
into the 2013 Ag. bill:
Again, we commend Subcommittee Chairman Kingston’s efforts and
urge the support of Section 733 in the Fiscal Year 2013 Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act.
This letter is on
Monsanto’s own website.
It contains not one word about public health or quality of food or preservation of farmers who do not choose to
poison people the Monsanto way.
The glyphosate mentioned in the letter is the principal ingredient in Roundup, and
research shows it causes DNA damage even when vastly diluted.
Monsanto’s glyphosate-resistant crops are genetically modified to include a gene which produces a poison that
other research indicates is toxic to humans.
These poisons are what the Monsanto rider makes harder to get out of fields.
June 12, 2012
The Honorable Harold Rogers
Chairman
House Committee on Appropriations
United States House of Representatives
H‐307 U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20515The Honorable Norm Dicks
Ranking Member
House Committee on Appropriations
United States House of Representatives
1016 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Dicks:
Our organizations strongly support Section 733 of the
Fiscal Year 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
The provision will give
growers assurance that crops developed through biotechnology that
have already been approved by the Department of Agriculture (USDA)
can be planted and harvested under temporary stewardship conditions
in the event of litigation against the agency’s decision. We commend
Subcommittee Chairman Kingston for including Section 733 in the
subcommittee bill and urge your support for this necessary provision
when the Appropriations Committee considers this bill later this
month. The provision addresses Continue reading
