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Testimony Excerpts from H#2749 Hearing
Testimony Excerpts from H#2749 Hearing
Date: 8/24/2009 3:30:33 AM ( 15 y ) ... viewed 1109 times
1:28 AM
August 24, 09
Wanted to look at this testimony.
Here it is.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=111-h20090730-31&bill=h111-2749
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC5]:
This bill also creates severe criminal and civil penalties, including prison terms of up to 10 years and/or fines of up to a total of $100,000 for individuals.
The bill would impose an annual registration fee of $500 on any facility that holds, processes or manufactures food. Even though farms are technically exempt, FDA has defined "farm" very narrowly. People making foods such as lacto-fermented vegetables, cheeses or breads would be required to register and pay the fee, which could drive small and start-up producers out of business during difficult economic times.
The bill would empower the FDA to regulate how crops are raised and harvested. It puts the Federal government right on the farm dictating to our farmers. And yet, Mr. Speaker, it never went through the Agriculture Committee. This bill that will directly impact American farmers was never vetted through the established processes in the Agriculture Committee, doing a great disservice to the American people. Why is the Democrat leadership refusing to allow a committee with jurisdiction over this matter to offer their ideas and join in on the legislative process?
This bill will cost taxpayers nearly $2.2 billion over 5 years. Every day I hear from constituents their concerns that the Federal Government in Washington is borrowing and spending too much. The American people know that in these tough times they should save, not spend money. However, the Federal Government does not reflect the common sense I see throughout my district. Instead, the Democrats in charge continue to borrow more and spend more, increasing our Federal deficit on the backs of our children and grandchildren.
This bill will increase the deficit even more by borrowing and spending money we do not have. We can no longer blame the deficit and economic difficulties today on the previous administration. The Democrats in charge have shown they do not care about the deficit by continuing to dig America into a bigger and bigger hole with more reckless spending. This borrowed money is all being spent by Speaker Pelosi and the Obama administration, and as a result, the unemployment rate will continue to rise and the deficit will continue to increase.
I urge my colleagues to vote down the previous question and the rule.
I yield back the bala
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