Obama signs 'Monsanto Protection Act' written by Monsanto-sponsored senator Get short URL Published time: March 28, 2013 19:04 US President Barack Obama (AFP Photo / Brendan Smialowsky) Share on Tumblr Tags Agriculture , Law , Obama , USA United States President Barack Obama has signed a bill into law that was written in part by the very billion-dollar corporation that will benefit directly from the legislation. On Tuesday, Pres. Obama inked his name to H.R. 933, a continuing resolution spending bill approved in Congress days earlier. Buried 78 pages within the bill exists a provision that grossly protects biotech corporations such as the California-based Monsanto Company from litigation. With the president’s signature, agriculture giants that deal with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically engineered (GE) seeds are given the go-ahead to continue to plant and sell man-made crops, even as ques...
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