Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee voted down an amendment that would have restored the ability of people alleging pesticide-related harm to bring failure-to-warn lawsuits against manufacturers, following a Supreme Court decision in June that narrowed those claims.
The amendment, offered by Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey during a Farm Bill markup, was backed by all committee Democrats and no Republicans. Booker said the Supreme Court ruling gave giant chemical corporations a free pass when their toxic products make people sick.
