Vermont Casting Barbecue
Country-of-Origin Labeling
TAYLOR. Mr. Chairman, members, I just realized sitting at this panel that now that we have a farmer that grows fruits and vegetables, we could have a heck of a barbecue just with the panel alone. [Laughter.] ... The clear objective of this proposed legislation is to restrain some U.S. produce imports. It is a thinly veiled attempt to promote U.S. products by casting imports in a negative light. U.S. growers have tried to create this perception in public relations campaigns suggesting that foreign-grown produce is unwholesome and unsafe. ... [Read More]
Fact Sheet: Organizations Supporting Association Health Plans
Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association ... North American Die Casting Association ... [Read More]
Committee Reports
[ Footnote 10: In McPike, 86 N.Y.S. at 648, the Supreme Court of New York, specifically upheld the portion of the statute that prohibited desecration or casting contempt upon the flag, in a noncommercial context, as a means of preventing breaches of the peace.] ... For example, it is not uncommon for Americans to celebrate the Fourth of July with a backyard barbecue, using paper cups and plates decorated with a flag motif. Such disposable `flags' are certain, indeed designed, to be soiled with food and thrown into the trash--in other words, to be desecrated. Are we to amend the Constitution to prohibit such picnic trivia? ... [Read More]
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