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Got rBST? The Kansas Milk Wars Continue

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It's hard to imagine that any politician whose nomination for a federal cabinet position would relish having to take a stand on a controversial bill and one that has been heavily financed by agribusiness.

But last week, in the midst of her confirmation hearings and vote for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kansas Governor Sebelius vetoed HB 2121, a bill that would have used milk labeling as a way to crush dairy farmers who do not inject their dairy cows with rBST / rBGH / Posilac - artificial hormones - and take away the right of Kansans to have information that will let them choose what foods to serve themselves and their families.

But the fight is not over.  


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