finzleft's blog: "Political"

Time is running out, the 2013 legislative session is almost over. Last week the Connecticut Senate passed a heroic GMO labeling bill by a vote to 35 to 1. Tragically, in response, Governor Malloy (D-CT) and Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden) intentionally forced a weak amendment on a House version of the bill that gutted any serious labeling of GMOs in the state. It's outrageous that for the second year in a row that Gov. Malloy and Speaker Sharkey have worked together to stop serious efforts to get a strong GMO labeling bill passed in Connecticut.
For the past 2 years activists on the ground in Connecticut have been working to reach a compromise with Governor Malloy and negotiated with his office in good faith. Now, he has now shown us his true colors. Last Thursday, before any of the members of the House had a chance to read the Amendments to the GMO labeling bill provided by Governor Malloy’s office, Speaker Sharkey called the bill for a vote in the middle of the night when they thought no one was watching, and it passed.  But, we were watching!
Already the opposition is scrambling behind the scenes and we need your help today! If passed, Connecticut would become the first state in the U.S. to require mandatory labeling of GMOs in our food.

We need your help to change that! Join us to help make GMO labeling a reality in Connecticut!

http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/sign/gmo_labeling_in_CT_under_assault/?referring_akid=.629331.6mIMXq&source=taf