Odor Study Vote Reveals Corporate Lobby Influence
Kristin
The Iowa Senate voted last night with a 29-17-4 vote to pass
the odor study, House File 2688, a bill that requires taxpayers to foot the
bill of nearly $23 million to study factory farm odor over the next five years.
The bill passed with two amendments, which means it will go back to the House
for a final debate.
Iowans are disappointed in the legislators’ obvious catering
to the corporate agriculture lobbyists rather than listening to the needs of
everyday people. This study is nothing but a stall tactic for factory farms to
not enact clean air standards. A 2002 joint study by the
Our legislators have put the needs of corporate lobbyists
before the needs of everyday Iowans. It’s time for Voter Owned Iowa Clean
Elections – a system where people matter more, and money matters less. And it’s
time for our legislators to stand up for what’s right and enact policies that
benefit the common good.
