CD137: Story of the 114th Congress

The 2016 Election is finally here; in this episode, we take a look at the job performance of our 114th Congress. Please support Congressional Dish: to contribute with PayPal or Bitcoin; click the PayPal "Make it Monthly" checkbox to create a monthly subscription to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Vote on Trade Promotion Authority (Fast Track) (The final version of fast track) Bill Highlighted in This Episode (The GMO labeling law) The real title should be "National bioengineered food disclosure standard" but S. 764 (about the college program) was used as a vehicle to get the GMO labeling bill into law. Bioengineering Food that "has been modified through...(DNA) techniques" using a modification that "could not otherwise be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature". Food Food intended for human consumption By July 29, 2018, the Secretary of Agriculture has to establish a "national mandatory bioengineered food disclosure standard" Animals fed bioengineered foods will not be labeled as bioengineered themselves Regulations will determine how much of a bioengineered substance needs to be present for the food itself to be considering bioengineered The labels can be text, symbol, or electronic or digital link; the manufacturers get to pick If they choose the electronic or digital link, the bioengineering information must appear on the . The link "collect, analyze, or sell any personally identifiable information about consumers or the devices of consumers" Foods served in restaurants and "very small food manufacturers" are excluded from the regulations "Very small" is not defined. States from enacting their own bioengineering labeling laws. Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes Additional Reading Article: by Katherine Greifeld, Bloomberg Markets, September 30, 2016. Article: by Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times, September 25, 2016. Article: by Elizabeth Olson, New York Times, September 20, 2016. Article: by Matt Egan, CNN, September 15, 2016. Blog: by Saqib Bhatti, The Hill, September 9, 2016. Report: by , August 31, 2016. Article: by Patricia Guadalupe, NBC News, August 31, 2016. Report: by , June 30, 2016. Article: by Adam Johnson, Alternet, January 10, 2016. Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: by (found on by mevio) Cover Art Design by