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[jamesdavid Sneed <harvestcircle@hotmail.com>]

Since it appears no democrats voted against the bill, only republicans were 
opposed, how can someone assume that the "new" republican House would vote 
for a more onerous bill? Is this a consciousness of "democrats good, 
republicans bad"? 
 
> Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 22:58:43 -0500
> From: venaurafarm@bellsouth.net
> To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] Major Victory for family farmers, sustainable 
> agriculture: Food Safety Bill Passes with Family Farm Protections
> 
> 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
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