While the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is attempting to put forth what some are calling the worst legislation in the history of our nation, I can assure you that she is taking care of business at home and I mean that literally.
Ms. Pelosi's home district includes San Francisco, the home of StarKist Tuna. StarKist is owned by Del Monte Foods and a major contributor to the Speakers campaign fund. But wait...it gets better. The Speakers husband owns $17 million dollars of StarKist stock.
Now let me give you another fact. StarKist is a major employer in the American Samoa and employs 75% of the Samoan work force. In January 2007 when the minimum wage was increased from $5.15 to $7.25 per hour, Pelosi had American Samoa exempted from the increase so Del Monte would not have to pay the higher wage. This would make the products less expensive than that of its competitors.
Oh but it gets even better. This year when the huge bailout bill was passed, Pelosi added an earmark to the final bill adding $33 million dollars for an "economic development credit in American Samoa". While she is attempting to take over one-sixth of the economy and putting our children and grandchildren in debt, she has no problem with conflict of interest. Talk about Corrupt! How do you spell Hypocrisy?
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