In January, 2007 when the minimum wage was increased from $5.15 to $7.25, Pelosi had American Samoa exempted from the increase so Del Monte would not have to pay the higher wage.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's home district includes San Francisco .StarKist Tuna's headquarters are in San Francisco , Pelosi's home district.
StarKist is owned by Del Monte Foods and is a major contributor to Pelosi.
StarKist is the major employer in American Samoa employing 75% of the Samoan work force.
Paul Pelosi, Nancy 's husband, owns $17 million dollars of StarKist stock.
In January, 2007 when the minimum wage was increased from $5.15 to $7.25, Pelosi had American Samoa exempted from the increase so Del Monte would not have to pay the higher wage.
This would make Del Monte products less expensive than that of its competitors.Last week 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 ."
Pelosi has called the Bush Administration "CORRUPT" and many other things!!!
How do you spell "HYPOCRISY" ?
SHE'S SHAMELESS...EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD GET THIS ARTICLE. PASS IT AROUND....!!!
Talk about coincidence, I just looked up Hypocrisy in the dictionary, and there was Nazi Pelosi’s picture. Say, Mark that reminds me of a story I heard. Nazi Pelosi was on the stage with the Pope. She whispered to him, “I am more powerful then you are. I’ll speak first. The Pope replied, “No you are not, I am more powerful. You see all these people in the audience?” She nodded, yeah. “Well I can give them a memory that will warm their hearts, a memory that they will cherish and remember fondly for the rest of their lives, with just a wave of my hand.” She challenged, Yeah, I’d like to see that.” The pope smiled, "You would, good!" … then he slapped her accross the face.
This is a political treatise that deals with the China issue from a completely new perspective. Disparaging as he may sound, from page to page, toward "the old system" and the Communist Party's various wiles, the author demonstrates his mysteriously
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. >:(
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