Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To permit States to require that any food, beverage, or other edible product offered for sale have a label on indicating that the food, beverage, or other edible product contains a genetically engineered ingredient) On page 1150, after line 15, add the following: SEC. 12213. CONSUMERS RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD ACT. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Consumers Right to Know About Genetically Engineered Food Act''. (b) Findings.--Congress finds that-- (1) surveys of the American public consistently show that 90 percent or more of the people of the United States want genetically engineered to be labeled as such; (2) a landmark public health study in Canada found that-- (A) 93 percent of pregnant women had detectable toxins from genetically engineered foods in their blood; and (B) 80 percent of the babies of those women had detectable toxins in their umbilical cords; (3) the tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States clearly reserves powers in the system of Federalism to the States or to the people; and (4) States have the authority to require the labeling of foods produced through genetic engineering or derived from organisms that have been genetically engineered.…”