I hear you Donna.  I used to always get myself on the local and county platform committees until I realized few people/legislators pay much attention to platforms any more.  It is even sometimes hard to get a copy of a platform once it is finished.  I don't bother with platforms any more.
 
Dennis Nicholson
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From: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">Donna Buell
To: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 7:44 AM
Subject: Re: Odor Bill passes Senate

Thanks for all the hard work, Lyle. 

 

Silly me, I thought when we worked so hard to elect a Democratic Governor, Democratically-led House and Democratically-led Senate that we would at least be able to have a discussion on the environmental issues in the Democratic State Platform.  NOT.

 

It seems our Democratic leadership is more inclined to push the CAFO industry’s agenda than that of the majority of the Democratic Caucus.  House Speaker Pat Murphy.  Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal.  We need to hold the leaders accountable for their behavior as well as staying in constant communication with our own legislators.

 

We have a voting record now.  Hold the politicians accountable.  Elections are this fall.  If only the issue would go away, but we’ll have hundreds more new CAFOs by next legislative session…..

 

Donna

 

From: Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lyle Krewson
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:48 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Odor Bill passes Senate

 

Sierrans:

 

The Odor Control Bill, HF 2688, passed the Senate 29 to 17 with 4 absent a short while ago. It had at least two amendments adopted, the Cost Share Amendment by Sen. Kibbie and the Sen. Quiirmbach amendment opening up the secrecy a bit....albeit none of us in the lobby have actually gotten to read it yet. It now goes back to the House as amended.

 

Our health effects amendment, offered by Sen. Bolkcom, was defeated on a voice vote, probably about the same proportions. If only we could get hundreds or thousands of contacts to legislators.......c’est la vie.

 

One of the great ironies of my life......I grew up in a very small farming community, worked hard not to have to be closely associated with farming, so now I spend half my professional life talking about hogsh...

 

I am going home to bed.

 

Lyle

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