No, no conflict of interest or power to make things happen in Washington. That's just crazy talk!
From 8-11
'Michael Taylor was just appointed senior advisor to the commissioner of the FDA. This is the same man that was in charge of FDA policy when GMO's were allowed into the US food supply without undergoing a single test to determine their safety. He "had been Monsanto's attorney before becoming policy chief at the FDA [and then] he became Monsanto's Vice President and chief lobbyist. This month [he] became the senior advisor to the commissioner of the FDA. He is now America's food safety czar.
NAME - MONSANTO JOB - GOVERNMENT JOB - ADMIN
Toby Moffett Monsanto Consultant US Congessman D-CT
Dennis DeConcini Monsanto Legal Counsel US Senator D-AZ
Margaret Miller Chemical Lab Supervisor Dep. Dir. FDA, HFS
Marcia Hale Director, Int'l Govt. Affairs White House Senior Staff
Mickey Kantor Board Member Sec. of Commerce
Virginia Weldon VP, Public Policy WH-Appt to CSA, Gore's SDR
Josh King Director, Int'l Govt. Affairs White House Communications
David Beler VP, Gov't & Public Affairs Gore's Chief Dom. Polcy Advisor
Carol Tucker-Foreman Monsanto Lobbyist WH-Appointed Consumer Adv
Linda Fisher VP, Gov't & Public Affairs Deputy Admin EPA
Lidia Watrud Manager, New Technologies USDA, EPA
Michael Taylor VP, Public Policy Dep. Commiss. FDA
Hilary Clinton Rose Law Firm, Monsanto Counsel US Senator, Secretary of State D-NY
Roger Beachy Director, Monsanto Danforth Center Director USDA NIFA
Islam Siddiqui Monsanto Lobbyist Ag Negotiator Trade Rep
Then there is this.
Monsanto spent $2 million lobbying gov't in 3Q - BusinessWeek
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