Republicans Threaten to Defund Food Safety

It amazes me how little the Republican Party actually cares about Americans and their safety.  First the threaten to kill the health care reform measures and now the want to defund the Food Safety Bill before it is even signed.

The bill will provide more inspectors and will actually create new jobs as it makes our food supply safer.  It is a deficit neutral bill, which means it raises fees to offset its cost.  What's not to like?  Safer food and more jobs and no additional deficit. 

Ah, but that's not enough for the new Republicans.  They want to block any advances the Obama administration makes so when 2012 rolls around they can gloat at the inability of the Democrats to do anything.  In reality it is the GOP who has tried again and again to block EVERYTHING!

And as far as food safety goes, well how about this? (from the Center for American Progress)

"At the moment, one out of six Americans suffers from a food-borne illness every year, with 128,000 of those resulting in hospitalization. Ultimately, 3,000 people die from food-borne illness each year, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. The law gives the FDA the ability to force recalls, which it currently is barred from doing, and do more to inspect food coming into the country."

Again, what is not to like?