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Anger is growing against President Barack Obama the day after he signed into law a spending bill that included a provision opponents have dubbed the โMonsanto Protection Act.โ
That bill, theย HR 933 continuing resolution, was mainly aimed at averting a government shutdown and ensuring that the federal government would continue to be able to pay its bills for the next six months.
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But food and public safety advocates and independent farmers are furious thatย Obama signed itย despite its inclusion of language that they consider to be a gift toย Monsanto Companyย (NYSE:MON) and other firms that produce genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or genetically engineered (GE) seeds and crops.
Read the full article here:ย Farmers and food safety advocates lead Monsanto backlash
