permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>]

On 12/1/2010 10:36 PM, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
> I was going on the
> assumption that we had a bird in the hand and should go with the final
> version of the bill because if the bill was defeated, it would be very
> likely that the Republicans would later propose their own version of a
> Food Safety Modernization Act and get it passed without any protection
> or exemptions for small farmers.

Look at the vote tally, note the Republicans who voted against S.510:

        

XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 2nd Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the 
direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 510 as Amended )
Vote Number:    257     Vote Date:      November 30, 2010, 10:09 AM
Required For Majority:  1/2     Vote Result:    Bill Passed
Measure Number:         S. 510 (FDA Food Safety Modernization Act )
Measure Title: 	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
with respect to the safety of the food supply.
Vote Counts:    YEAs    73
        NAYs    25
        Not Voting      2
Vote Summary    By Senator Name By Vote Position        By Home State

Alphabetical by Senator Name
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Begich (D-AK), Yea
Bennet (D-CO), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Not Voting
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brown (R-MA), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Not Voting
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Coons (D-DE), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Nay
        Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Franken (D-MN), Yea
Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagan (D-NC), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Johanns (R-NE), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kirk (R-IL), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
LeMieux (R-FL), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Manchin (D-WV), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
        Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Merkley (D-OR), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Risch (R-ID), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (D-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Udall (D-CO), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Warner (D-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Vote Summary    By Senator Name By Vote Position        By Home State

Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---73
Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Brown (R-MA)
Burr (R-NC)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Coons (D-DE)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
        Gillibrand (D-NY)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kirk (R-IL)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
LeMieux (R-FL)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar (R-IN)
Manchin (D-WV)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
        Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (D-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---25
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bunning (R-KY)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
        DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Graham (R-SC)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
McCain (R-AZ)
        McConnell (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Wicker (R-MS)
Not Voting - 2
Bond (R-MO)
        Brownback (R-KS)
        
Vote Summary    By Senator Name By Vote Position        By Home State

Grouped by Home State
Alabama:        Sessions (R-AL), Nay    Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska: Begich (D-AK), Yea      Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:        Kyl (R-AZ), Nay McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:       Lincoln (D-AR), Yea     Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California:     Boxer (D-CA), Yea       Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado:       Bennet (D-CO), Yea      Udall (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut:    Dodd (D-CT), Yea        Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Delaware:       Carper (D-DE), Yea      Coons (D-DE), Yea
Florida:        LeMieux (R-FL), Yea     Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Georgia:        Chambliss (R-GA), Nay   Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Hawaii: Akaka (D-HI), Yea       Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho:  Crapo (R-ID), Nay       Risch (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:       Durbin (D-IL), Yea      Kirk (R-IL), Yea
Indiana:        Bayh (D-IN), Yea        Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:   Grassley (R-IA), Yea    Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas: Brownback (R-KS), Not Voting    Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:       Bunning (R-KY), Nay     McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:      Landrieu (D-LA), Yea    Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Maine:  Collins (R-ME), Yea     Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland:       Cardin (D-MD), Yea      Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:  Brown (R-MA), Yea       Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:       Levin (D-MI), Yea       Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:      Franken (D-MN), Yea     Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:    Cochran (R-MS), Nay     Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:       Bond (R-MO), Not Voting McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
Montana:        Baucus (D-MT), Yea      Tester (D-MT), Yea
Nebraska:       Johanns (R-NE), Yea     Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Nevada: Ensign (R-NV), Nay      Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:  Gregg (R-NH), Yea       Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
New Jersey:     Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea  Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:     Bingaman (D-NM), Yea    Udall (D-NM), Yea
New York:       Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea  Schumer (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina: Burr (R-NC), Yea        Hagan (D-NC), Yea
North Dakota:   Conrad (D-ND), Yea      Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:   Brown (D-OH), Yea       Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:       Coburn (R-OK), Nay      Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Oregon: Merkley (D-OR), Yea     Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:   Casey (D-PA), Yea       Specter (D-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:   Reed (D-RI), Yea        Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina: DeMint (R-SC), Nay      Graham (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:   Johnson (D-SD), Yea     Thune (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:      Alexander (R-TN), Yea   Corker (R-TN), Nay
Texas:  Cornyn (R-TX), Nay      Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Utah:   Bennett (R-UT), Nay     Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:        Leahy (D-VT), Yea       Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Virginia:       Warner (D-VA), Yea      Webb (D-VA), Yea
Washington:     Cantwell (D-WA), Yea    Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:  Manchin (D-WV), Yea     Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:      Feingold (D-WI), Yea    Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:        Barrasso (R-WY), Nay    Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Vote Summary    By Senator Name By Vote Position        By Home State