Chris Holbein
@c_holbein
One of the rare animal advocates who loves pro-wrestling.
Full of #Natitude regardless of where we are in the standings.
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27-08-2013 15:02:03
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The President is using government to intimidate news outlets that publish stories he doesn’t like. It’s a low move in a free country with a free press. wsj.com/opinion/donald… via Wall Street Journal Opinion
Today, House Committee on Agriculture is showcasing a panel to attack #Prop12 – a PROP hearing for Big Pork. Dismantling state laws will NOT: ➡️ Help lower your grocery bill ➡️ Help the hundreds of farmers and producers who are using more humane methods ➡️ Help farm animals in extreme
Today House Committee on Agriculture props up Big Pork with political theater hearing
House Committee on Agriculture Inflation and tariffs, along with consolidation of pork by foreign-owned companies, are driving costs. And ultimately there are 14 other red, blue and purple states with similar laws. Small producers under Clemens and Niman are selling in those states.
TY to Rep. Shontel Brown and Congressman Eric Sorensen for making crucial points about #Prop12 during today’s House Ag hearing 👏 During her questioning, Rep. Shontel Brown stressed that producers – even those affiliated with major companies - have made investments to meet Prop 12
TY Rep. Jim Costa for speaking up today at the #Prop12 hearing 🙌 We agree state farm animal welfare laws are not the problem.
Thousands of family farms support basic humane standards for farm animals, just as two-thirds of all Americans do. But House Committee on Agriculture silenced their voices at today’s hearing. Not on my watch. That’s why, when Republicans invited Big Ag lobbyists to argue for putting animals back
The heart of hog country rejects Big Pork’s federal power grab. The Gazette, one of Iowa’s leading newspapers, published an editorial today opposing “Save Our Bacon Act,” calling it political overreach that undermines voters and humane farming progress. Read more ➡️