Rep. Colin Peterson doesn’t want your meat inspected!

Bill would reduce meat inspections - Despite E. coli scare, Congress mulls easing law

As one of the largest meat recalls in history unfolds, Congress is considering legislation that would reduce required federal inspections for meat that is produced by small companies and then shipped to another state.

Because of a little-noticed legislative change buried deep within the 2007 farm bill approved in July by the House, only state inspections would be required for some meat products.

The measure was planted in the farm bill by Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), according to congressional staffers familiar with the bill. It would be a boon to small meat processing companies whose products must remain in the state of origin because they lack a federal inspection stamp.

Do you think Peterson is pandering to big agriculture business?

Peterson also advocated earlier in September for the Agjobs bill which would give amnesty to illegal aliens and significantly expand the visas. Peterson is using the politics of fear saying that the cost of fruits and vegetables will double in cost (based on what?) unless all of these illegal aliens are given amnesty.

Seems to me that good old Colin recently received a porker of the month award.  Colin Peterson represents my parents district in MN and rarely if ever has any challengers for office.  He’s entrenched in a mostly rural district.

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