S. 510 Passes Senate

conference (4.00 / 2)

Neither Chambliss nor Coburn see a conference meeting about this bill in their futures.

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by: count @ Tue Nov 30, 2010 at 17:31:21 PM UTC

I'd prefer they pass the Senate bill in the House (4.00 / 2)

it's likely a better bill since we had more time to get our exemptions and compromises added to it.

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Tue Nov 30, 2010 at 18:13:58 PM UTC

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OK, my super-secret DC sources (4.00 / 2)

tell me that the House would just pass the Senate bill if this thing is going to Obama's desk before the end of the year. No conference.

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Tue Nov 30, 2010 at 20:22:55 PM UTC

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Greg Walden... (4.00 / 2)

I'm gonna be interested to see how Greg Walden, Oregon's sole Republican in Congress, votes on this when it hits the House.  I remember in the PCA Hearings he kicked just as much ass as anyone else.  He was the guy who held up the "crime scene"-taped jar of peanuts and asked Stewart Parnell to eat one.

Of course, there are different circumstances now than there were then, and he's currently Chairman of Boehner's House Majority Transition Committee.

Hmm...

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by: JayinPhiladelphia @ Tue Nov 30, 2010 at 19:49:31 PM UTC

I would think that with the Tester amendment in place (4.00 / 2)

Greg would vote for it.

Normal people scare me.... But not as much as I scare them.

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by: JoanneRigutto @ Tue Nov 30, 2010 at 20:33:39 PM UTC

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would you believe (4.00 / 1)

The House passed Dingell's H.R. 2749 in July 2009?

Walden voted for it, but gosh that was a long time ago, and the Senate bill could be regarded as significantly diluted from the House bill.

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by: count @ Tue Nov 30, 2010 at 20:51:30 PM UTC

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Heads up! (4.00 / 3)

From Roll Call - House May Block Food Safety Bill Over Senate Error

By pre-empting the House's tax-writing authority, Senate Democrats appear to have touched off a power struggle with members of their own party in the House. The Senate passed the bill Tuesday, sending it to the House, but House Democrats are expected to use a procedure known as "blue slipping" to block the bill, according to House and Senate GOP aides.

According to the article the problem is with the fees included in section 107.

That's what happens when people jump the gun, so to speak.

Normal people scare me.... But not as much as I scare them.

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by: JoanneRigutto @ Wed Dec 01, 2010 at 21:40:03 PM UTC

elephant shit (4.00 / 1)

Please note that the Roll Call article actually is a dressed up version of a Republican press release. It has nothing to do with reality, but has everything to do with Republican wishful thinking.

Remember, the House passed its bill a year and a half ago. In H.R. 2749, SEC. 108. REINSPECTION AND FOOD RECALL FEES APPLICABLE TO FACILITIES. is the originating authority.

The problem isn't that the Senate erred, but as I intimated in my comment above, the Senate eased up on the House provisions. The House could object on that basis, but not on the basis that the Senate usurped House authority. I doubt that the House will object.

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by: count @ Wed Dec 01, 2010 at 23:48:04 PM UTC

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H.R. 1332 (4.00 / 1)

H.R. 1332 has provisions similar to H.R. 2749 and S. 510. I'm not sure what strand of spaghetti this is, except that Thomas says H.R. 1332 (not passed) is the House bill related to S. 510.

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by: count @ Thu Dec 02, 2010 at 00:10:23 AM UTC

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Dressed up GOP press release or not (4.00 / 2)

S510's fate in the house is not a done deal.

Only time will tell.

Normal people scare me.... But not as much as I scare them.

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by: JoanneRigutto @ Thu Dec 02, 2010 at 01:40:50 AM UTC

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House doesn't have it yet (4.00 / 1)

but I'm watching Thomas to see when it moves. I'm thinking it won't be transmitted until Nancy pushes the boulders out of the road.

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by: count @ Thu Dec 02, 2010 at 02:32:41 AM UTC

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