[Uncle Ike]

” So. are the Republicans going to give us thsi gold plated food straitjacket? “

This bill was introduced by that great humanitarian (/sarc - for those who haven’t had their coffee yet) Dick Durbin, and had twelve co-sponsors...

SEVEN of those twelve were Republicans....

(I’m looking for the list - can’t remember where I saw it...)

[Uncle Ike]

Found it...

What are Republican thinking? Seven out of twelve co-sponsors are Republicans.

SB 510 - The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010

Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]

Cosponsors:

Lamar Alexander [R-TN]

Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]

Richard Burr [R-NC]

Roland Burris [D-IL]

Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]

Christopher Dodd [D-CT]

Michael Enzi [R-WY]

Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Judd Gregg [R-NH]

Thomas Harkin [D-IA]

Orrin Hatch [R-UT]

John Isakson [R-GA]

[Texas Fossil]

Republican Ayes

Snowe (R-ME)
Voinovich (R-OH)

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Republicans Not Voting

Alexander (R-TN)
Bunning (R-KY)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Johanns (R-NE)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Risch (R-ID)
Vitter (R-LA)