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Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Monsanto Spent $2 Million Lobbying Gov’t in 3Q

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Source:     The Associated Press
Publication Date:     December 15, 2011, 2:55PM ET
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Stephan:   Here is the proof of how multinationals buy the government. The notable thing to which you should pay attention is how cheap the purchase price is. Two million invested to make billions; seems like a pretty cheap buy in to me. This is why our land is being made toxic, our waters are polluted, and the structure of life itself is placed at risk. But what are we talking about: abortion, same-sex marriage, things which are without genuine importance yet keep the rubes stirred up so they don't notice their lives and their planet are being raped. Monsanto in my view is an evil corporation that should be broken up, and its management prosecuted for crimes against humanity.

WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. spent $2 million in the third quarter to lobby the federal government on issues including regulations for genetically engineered crops and patent reforms, according to a recent disclosure report.

That’s slightly more than the $1.9 million Monsanto spent a year earlier and up almost 18 percent from the $1.7 million it spent during previous quarter.

The world’s largest seed company lobbied Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture over regulations that would affect the distribution of genetically engineered crops like the company’s Roundup Ready sugar beets and alfalfa, according to the disclosure the company filed Oct. 18 with the House clerk’s office.

The company also lobbied Congress on patent protection reforms. Monsanto spends years, or sometimes more than a decade, developing patented strains of genetically engineered crops. Maintaining those patent rights is key to the company’s profit model.

The company lobbied the Congress and the Department of Justice on issues surrounding agricultural consolidation and antitrust enforcement.

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