http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?tab=bills&id=300096Click the link above and you will see 39 bills introduced by Talent pertaining to chemicals, sounds like he is a real go getter doesn't it???
These bills are waivers for tariffs for various chemicals...like Fenamidone, Trifloxystrobin, Iprodione, etc (39 of them) S.2513-S.2546 and bills S.1657-S1650. These bills were co-sponsored by 5 entities at just about $20,000 to $30,000 a piece.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=other&bill=s109-2546. And wouldn't you know it, the 4 of the 5 entities that have pushed these bills are the TOP contributors to his 2006 campaign.
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?CID=N00005004&cycle=2006Just what are these chemicals anyway??? How are they affecting us? The cancer rate in Missouri is already higher than the national average.
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/CancerBurden/mo.htm. But,I guess the EPA wont be able to help us find out. It seems the WH has cut funding, no more public access coming soon.
http://www.wacotrib.com/nation/content/shared/news/nation/stories/2006/SUNSHINE_EPA_ADV12_CO_W6130.htmlWell off that rant....
On to this rant.....
More about what Talent has brought to Missouri
http://www.missouridems.org/newsroom/pressreleases/display.asp?prID=42Seems Talent has no real talent of his own. Most of his agenda is from the repubican book, How to keep a redneck in the dark while making him think he is standing for something honorable!
Reasons to vote :dem: Democrat!