This interesting bit of news from the Washington Post: GOP Senator Tom Coburn from Oklahoma is holding up a food saftey bill because hes afraid it will add to the deficit.
All the more reason to have home gardens and raise your own chickens
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GOP senator says he will hold up food safety bill
WASHINGTON A Republican senator is threatening to hold up food safety legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration more power to prevent outbreaks, saying Democrats must find a way to pay for it.
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