More Bush Big government trying to Purge Food Safety Rules. Risking Public is what GOP does best

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Feinstein and Boxer – backed up by a letter signed by 37 state attorneys general who oppose the measure – said that the federal government is not equipped to do the food-safety regulation that has always been done by the states. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger also opposes the bill, they said.

"This is candy with lead in it, dangerous lead," Boxer said pointing to the lollipops and other treats in the bowl on the witness table. "This is a photograph of lead-tainted candy being given to little children," she added, referring to a blow-up of a picture that appeared as part of The Orange County Register's series last year on lead in candy.

"In our state, we have blocked this, and the federal government has no such law," Boxer said.

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