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Roy Blunt, R-Monsanto
from Grist:
Meet Roy Blunt, the senator from Missouri — and Monsanto
By Susie Cagle
After much hemming, hawing, and Hulking, some crack reporters have solved the case of the Monsanto rider, the new law that gives GMO crops legal immunity.
It was Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) in the boardroom with the inappropriate relationships with Big Ag lobbyists!
Politico first broke the Blunt story, but Tom Philpott at Mother Jones highlights just how cozy the Missouri senator is with the GMO giant, who he “worked with” to write and pass the rider. ....................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://grist.org/news/meet-roy-blunt-the-senator-from-missouri-and-monsanto/
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