Posted on 01/12/2007 5:31:29 AM PST by txradioguy
Phoenix Republican Congressman John Shadegg is criticizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats for exempting American Samoa and its tuna canneries from the House of Representatives' recently passed minimum wage increase.
Del Monte Foods Co. (NYSE: DLM) subsidiary Starkist Tuna employs three-fourths of the work force in American Samoa. Del Monte is based in San Francisco, Pelosi's home district.
The minimum wage is $3.62 per hour in American Samoa, and would remain so under the bill, Shadegg said. The House bill, which would raise the U.S. minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour, did include the Northern Marana Islands.
Shadegg said the Samoan/Starkist exemption is fishy.
"Simply put: It is unethical to provide a special benefit to a company in any member of Congress' hometown," he said. "For Democrats to act in such a manner so early on in their tenure is hypocritical at best, and criminal at worst," said Shadegg.
criminal?
Business as usual.
Unbelievable!!
Did they not read the bill before voting on it?
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I was listening to this being discussed on WMAL this morning...it seems that this little exemption was either a rider attatched to the original legislation or something that was so far down in the details that no one saw it.
A new Republican Congressman yesterday did try to raise issue with it during the debate on Stem Cell research asking if Samoa would get an exemption from it as well...and was promptly shouted down by a gavel banging Barney Frink....errr...Frank.
Have you tried fruits in those colorful cans? Or catsup with the sign "Del Monte?"
At dawn of the 20th century canning was high-tech, so the largest fruit cannery in the world was built in San Francisco. It was called Del Monte Foods Plant No.1. Now these buildings are occupied by The Cannery, the Argonaut Hotel, and San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park Visitor Center. On this day, September 28, 2004, the landmark has been named Del Monte Square in recognition of the major role Del Monte played in "revitalizing the historic waterfront area of San Francisco", said Gavin Newsom, Mayor of the city.
Good grief....we really are in for 2 years of getting raped
Remind me again about exactly who the corrupt politicians are on Capitol Hill?
ok,
all of them.
Remind me again about exactly who the corrupt politicians are on Capitol Hill?
Sure, no problem. Now pay attention. The corrupt politicians on Capitol Hill are the politicians on Capitol Hill.
anyone know if Delmonte contributes to campaigns? Whose campaign? How much they contribute??
"Liberal Hypocrisy". Isn't that redundant ?
This just in from the Dept. Of Repetitious Redundancy:
"Yes"
:D
Ok point taken.
But you'd think the Libtards would have waited a little longer until the people's attention span on them was over until they went back to busniess as usual.
Bush veto this bill.This bill dose not cover every body.Cover every body or nobody.
The people's or thier people's attention span is about as long as Katie Couric takes to read a story off the teleprompter. She WON'T be reading anything about this so their people won't hear of it. It doesn't exist.
Example - harry Reid less than a montha go was calling for more troops in Iraq. Now all we hear is his protest of Bush sending in more troops, nobody in the MSM is going back to those quotes just a few weeks ago to raise the question of "what changed his mind?"
All of them
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