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# Tell Congress: Don’t Give My Money to Monsanto!
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/give_my_money_to_monsanto_0426160614/
- Published: 2016-04-26T19:13:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:28:04.000Z
- Description: The Organic Consumers Association asks readers to oppose $3 million in the House agriculture spending bill for promoting acceptance of agricultural biotechnology. Rep. Nita Lowey's amendment to strike the provision failed 29 to 20.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Politics, #vivvo-import

## Tell Congress: Don’t Give My Money to Monsanto!

  
It’s not enough that many of our Congress members are fighting alongside Monsanto to keep GMO labels off of food products.

Now some of our federal lawmakers want to use your tax dollars—$3 million of it—on propaganda to promote Monsanto under the guise of “educating” consumers about the “benefits” of GMOs.

[**TAKE ACTION: Stop the Monsanto Promotion Act!**](http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=drnNm4DNqgCiI%2Bbg1Ch%2B%2BxPmMzxnoec2&ref=foodconsumer.org)  
  
Last week, as millions of tax returns traveled through the mail to the IRS, the House Appropriations Committee decided that Monsanto needs some of your hard-earned money.

The committee passed an agriculture spending bill that includes $3 million “to promote understanding and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology and biotechnology-derived food products and animal feed.”

This new “Monsanto Promotion Act” was championed by Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) who said, “We need to avoid consumer confusion.”

Not everyone agreed. House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) said, “The jury is still out on genetically modified organisms. Some may be safe. Some may be of concern. It’s not the responsibility of FDA to mount a government-controlled propaganda campaign, particularly when the science is far from certain.”

Unfortunately, her amendment to strike the Monsanto Promotion Act from the agriculture spending bill failed 29 to 20.

It’s not too late to stop the Monsanto Promotion Act. If we make a big enough stink about this, we could strike this provision from the spending bill before there’s a final vote.

[**Please take action today to stop the Monsanto Promotion Act!** ](http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=IXQfzWco7lJMSEB7lTv84xPmMzxnoec2&ref=foodconsumer.org)

Thanks!  
Alexis and the OCA Team