This is a Call to Action for a Non-Hierarchical Occupation of Monsanto Everywhere
Whether you like it or not, chances are Monsanto contaminated the food you ate today with chemicals and unlabeled GMOs. Monsanto controls much of the world's food supply at the expense of food democracy worldwide. This site is dedicated to empowering citizens of the world to take action against Monsanto & it's enablers like the FDA, USDA, EPA, GMA, BIO, and the processed food companies that use Monsanto's products.
Today during the Senate debate over amendments to the Farm Bill (S.3240), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) slammed Monsanto repeatedly during his remarks. Please click here to contact your Senators and tell’em to support the GMO labeling amendment.
SA 2256. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mrs. BOXER) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3240, to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Throwing around a few grand here & few grand there to buy off politicians is really nickels & dimes compared to the vast amount of money Monsanto has spent lobbying Congress.
Over the last 10 years Monsanto has spent over $52 million dollars making sure they get the most favorable legislation possible. Of that $52 million, nearly $11 million was paid to outside lobbying firms (listed below) to lobby on behalf of Monsanto, while the rest of the total (over $40 million) was spent on Monsanto’s staff lobbyists.
The results? More pesticides, more GMOs, and more of why we will Occupy Monsanto this fall!
Grand total spent by Monsanto: $52,499,730 Total spent on Monsanto’s own lobbyists: $41,786,230 Total paid to lobbying firms: $10,713,500
Recipient
Total
Russell Group (formerly Lesher & Russell & Russell & Barron, Inc)
Source: Center for Responsive Politics (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Note #1: When compiling this list it was shown that many of the lobbying firms no longer exist because many of the lobbyists merged their firms together. When a firm was found to have merged with another, the dirty money Monsanto paid them was added together in the table above. Note #2: In 2000 Monsanto merged with Pharmacia & Upjohn and was later spun off into the “New Monsanto.” However, the data for 2002 includes Pharmacia as Monsanto’s parent company and show that there was lobbying money spent on the pharmaceutical industry. For the table above, only the lobbying money spent on Agricultural Services & Products was included.
When you’ve got billions of dollars in your coffers, you can afford to pay off political candidates & members of Congress. The tables below from the Center for Responsive Politics show donations to U.S. politicians from Monsanto’s Political Action Committee known as Monsanto Citizenship Fund between 2002 and the first quarter of 2012. If your Senator or Representative is on this list, contact them and say that you don’t support Monsanto’s efforts to genetically contaminate the world’s food supply. Combine the totals below with the $50 million dollars Monsanto spent on lobbying and it’s easy to see why Monsanto deserves to be occupied this fall.
House Total to Democrats: $237,202 Total to Republicans: $364,000
Total
Recipient
$22499
Peterson, Collin C (D-MN)
$22000
Thompson, Bennie G (D-MS)
$22000
Carnahan, Russ (D-MO)
$20000
Lucas, Frank D (R-OK)
$20000
Graves, Sam (R-MO)
$19500
Clay, William L Jr (D-MO)
$18500
Boehner, John (R-OH)
$17000
Simpson, Mike (R-ID)
$16000
Hastert, Dennis (R-IL)
$16000
Blunt, Roy (R-MO)
$15500
Cantor, Eric (R-VA)
$14500
Camp, Dave (R-MI)
$12500
Goodlatte, Bob (R-VA)
$12000
Akin, Todd (R-MO)
$11000
Smith, Adrian (R-NE)
$11000
Luetkemeyer, Blaine (R-MO)
$10500
King, Steven A (R-IA)
$10500
Barrow, John (D-GA)
$10000
Fincher, Steve (R-TN)
$9750
Berry, Marion (D-AR)
$9000
Hayes, Robin (R-NC)
$8500
Hulshof, Kenny (R-MO)
$8000
Hare, Phil (D-IL)
$7500
Latham, Tom (R-IA)
$7000
Shimkus, John M (R-IL)
$7000
Boswell, Leonard L (D-IA)
$6500
Rogers, Hal (R-KY)
$6000
Loebsack, David (D-IA)
$6000
Courtney, Joe (D-CT)
$5500
Schock, Aaron (R-IL)
$5500
Cleaver, Emanuel (D-MO)
$5500
Braley, Bruce (D-IA)
$5000
Minnick, Walt (D-ID)
$5000
Hirono, Mazie K (D-HI)
$5000
Bright, Bobby (D-AL)
$4500
McCrery, Jim (R-LA)
$4500
Kingston, Jack (R-GA)
$4500
Gardner, Cory (R-CO)
$4500
Boyd, Allen (D-FL)
$4000
Stutzman, Marlin (R-IN)
$4000
Skelton, Ike (D-MO)
$4000
Michaud, Mike (D-ME)
$4000
Melancon, Charles (D-LA)
$4000
McIntyre, Mike (D-NC)
$4000
Kissell, Larry (D-NC)
$4000
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (D-SD)
$3500
Stenholm, Charles W (D-TX)
$3500
Ross, Mike (D-AR)
$3500
Long, Billy (R-MO)
$3500
Landry, Jeff (R-LA)
$3500
Kinzinger, Adam (R-IL)
$3500
Jenkins, Lynn (R-KS)
$3500
Huelskamp, Tim (R-KS)
$3000
Schilling, Bobby (R-IL)
$3000
Salazar, John (D-CO)
$3000
Ryan, Paul (R-WI)
$3000
Rush, Bobby L (D-IL)
$3000
Johnson, Timothy (R-IL)
$3000
Herger, Wally (R-CA)
$3000
Hanabusa, Colleen (D-HI)
$3000
Goode, Virgil H Jr (R-VA)
$3000
Chabot, Steve (R-OH)
$3000
Bruun, Scott (R-OR)
$3000
Bonilla, Henry (R-TX)
$3000
Berg, Rick (R-ND)
$2500
Rokita, Todd (R-IN)
$2500
Nunes, Devin Gerald (R-CA)
$2500
Hoyer, Steny H (D-MD)
$2500
Etheridge, Bob (D-NC)
$2500
Causey, Chad (D-AR)
$2500
Case, Ed (D-HI)
$2500
Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN)
$2000
Pombo, Richard W (R-CA)
$2000
Hartzler, Vicky (R-MO)
$2000
Halvorson, Deborah (D-IL)
$2000
Gard, John (R-WI)
$2000
Foster, Bill (D-IL)
$2000
Ellsworth, Brad (D-IN)
$2000
Dooley, Cal (D-CA)
$2000
Donnelly, Joe (D-IN)
$2000
Childers, Travis W (D-MS)
$2000
Boucher, Rick (D-VA)
$2000
Boehlert, Sherwood (R-NY)
$1500
Walden, Greg (R-OR)
$1500
Tauzin, Billy III (R-LA)
$1500
Pickering, Charles (Chip) Jr (R-MS)
$1500
Holden, Tim (D-PA)
$1500
Dingell, John D (D-MI)
$1500
Costa, Jim (D-CA)
$1250
Tanner, John (D-TN)
$1000
Tiberi, Patrick J (R-OH)
$1000
Thompson, Stan (R-IA)
$1000
Thompson, Glenn (R-PA)
$1000
Tauzin, Billy (R-LA)
$1000
Sensenbrenner, F James Jr (R-WI)
$1000
Paulsen, Erik (R-MN)
$1000
Noem, Kristi (R-SD)
$1000
Neugebauer, Randy (R-TX)
$1000
Musgrave, Marilyn (R-CO)
$1000
Murphy, Scott (D-NY)
$1000
Lamberti, Jeffrey (R-IA)
$1000
Labrador, Raul (R-ID)
$1000
Kennedy, Mark (R-MN)
$1000
Hultgren, Randy (R-IL)
$1000
Hill, Baron (D-IN)
$1000
Guthrie, Steven Brett (R-KY)
$1000
Emerson, Jo Ann (R-MO)
$1000
Diedrich, Larry William (R-SD)
$1000
Crawford, Rick (R-AR)
$1000
Conyers, John Jr (D-MI)
$1000
Conaway, Mike (R-TX)
$1000
Clyburn, James E (D-SC)
$1000
Cardoza, Dennis (D-CA)
$1000
Cannon, Chris (R-UT)
$500
Putnam, Adam H (R-FL)
$500
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (R-WA)
$500
LaHood, Ray (R-IL)
$500
Coble, Howard (R-NC)
$500
Callahan, Sonny (R-AL)
$500
Alexander, Rodney (R-LA)
$250
Ford, Harold E Jr (D-TN)
$100
McVey, Brose (R-IN)
Senate Total to Democrats: $106,953 Total to Republicans: $201,100
Occupy-Monsanto to Wear Bio-Hazmat Suits as they Protest a Genetically Modified Congress
WASHINGTON DC – On Friday, March 16, 2012, Occupy Monsanto’s agents of change with the Genetic Crimes Unit (GCU), a group designed to protect America from genetically modified foods, will wear bio-hazmat suits when they visit Congress. The group will gather at Capitol South Metro station at noon on March 16 to highlight how chemical company Monsanto is contaminating our political process. The GCU opposes Monsanto’s bid to increase spraying of food with toxic weed killers like 2,4 D (the main ingredient in Agent Orange), genetic contamination of the organic food supply, and other risks associated with genetically modified food (GMOs).
The GCU will arrive at the metro station wearing bio-hazmat suits to assess whether Members of Congress and their staff have been victims of genetic crimes. The GCU will hold a banner that reads, “Congress is Genetically Modified,” as they circulate on Capitol Hill sidewalks. This day of action is part of a larger international call to ‘Occupy Monsanto’ taking place all over the globe including Spain, Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and at least 28 cities throughout the US.
“In the name of Wall Street profits, chemical corporations such as Monsanto genetically engineer crops to withstand high doses of their toxic weed killers that contaminate our food and water, and have not been proven safe. We deserve to know what we are eating. Virtually every major country requires labeling of GMOs in foods so their citizens can make informed choices, including all of Europe, Japan and even China,” said GCU’s Angela Johnson. “Monsanto’s lobbying dollars are pouring into politicians so its clear we have a GMO contaminated US Congress that threatens our health and the health of the planet,” says Vegosen.
WHO: Occupy Monsanto’s Genetic Crimes Unit (GCU) WHAT: ID’ing Victims of Monsanto’s Genetic Crimes by GCU Agents in Bio-Hazmat Suits WHEN: Friday, March 16, Noon WHERE: Cannon Building: Independence Ave. SE, Washington, DC, 20540, corner NJ Ave
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has introduced three bills addressing concerns with GMOs. In addition, more than 900,000 people have signed onto the JustLabelit.org citizens’ petition to the Food and Drug Administration for GMO labeling (the most to sign an FDA petition ever). Last fall about 100 people marched in the Right2Know March from New York to the White House to demand President Obama keep his campaign promise to label GMO foods. Video of the promise can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqaaB6NE1TI In California Monsanto faces a 2012 ballot proposition on GMO labeling. Finally, on September 17, 2012 Occupy Monsanto is calling for hundreds of actions internationally, www.occupy-monsanto.com
