The GOP proves once again that it has your best interests at heart. At least if you happen to be a large corporation or Agri-Business:


House eyes national toxics law GOP lawmakers would forbid states from passing tougher pesticide bills

House Republicans are pushing new legislation that could wipe out the ability of California and other states to ban or strictly limit the use of pesticides and toxic industrial chemicals that can jeopardize human health.

The measure, approved by a House committee Wednesday on a mostly party line vote, is the latest effort by the Republican-led Congress to block states from enacting environmental, public health or consumer protections that are more stringent than federal standards.

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On a party line vote Wednesday, the committee defeated an effort to replace the cost-benefit standard with a standard that focused solely on human health risks.

- Snipped from: House eyes national toxics law GOP lawmakers would forbid states from passing tougher pesticide bills - Zachary Coile, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Bureau -