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COOL Commentary--deadline June 26, 2009 |
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Written by Sara Haimowitz
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Thursday, 25 June 2009 |
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The deadline is Friday, June 26, 2009 to preserve the right to
label products as American Made. Tell
the U.S. Trade Representative to protect country of origin labeling from challenge by Canada and Mexico.
Dear
Sir/Madam:
Please tell the Office of the U.S.
Trade Representative to protect country of origin labeling for meat and
produce. CPA is making it quick and easy with online citizen action.
A
major trade issue is the importation of unsafe food and manufactured
goods, and
consumer confusion as to the country making the food and manufactured
goods. Farmers, ranchers and manufacturers have similar problems with
imported product
that masquerades as U.S. grown, raised or made. Consumers want to
know where their food is from.
After a 14 year fight,
farmers and ranchers achieved a win.
U.S. law now says that meat, produce and seafood
must be labeled, at retail stores, as to country of origin.
Canada and
Mexico, major exporters of pork and beef to
the
U.S., are
challenging that law under the World Trade Organization rules.
The Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative has officially
asked for public comment concerning
this foreign government complaint. CPA is providing a way to comment until Friday, June 26, 2009.
Click
here to quickly submit your comment
to the Office of U.S. Trade Representative.
Thank you.
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In the news
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March 2-4, The Coalition for a Prosperous America
Legislative Fly-In
CPA will hold its Second Annual Legislative Fly-In on
March 2-4, 2010. This is a powerful opportunity for us to work
together to advance trade reform in the halls of Congress. We need to
bring the concerns of the grass roots to our legislators.
This is efficient advocacy, well worth your time. We make all the
meeting arrangements with legislators or their staff, we put together
materials, we plan a message, and we pack meetings together in a
concentrated period of time. You make a bigger impact with your time
using only three of the 365 days in the year.
Click here to sign up for the CPA Fly In.
CPA has a special offer--limited time only: the first 50 registrants
get a free copy of Ian Fletcher's new book: Free Trade Doesn't Work.
This is a highly acclaimed book about trade policy and the needed
changes therein.
Agenda:
March 2, 2010: 2p to 6p - Group meeting for training, talking points and team assignments
March 3-4, 2010: Hill visits
Place: Capitol Skyline Hotel, 10 I ("Eye") Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
Once registered, please call 202.488.7500 for hotel room reservations
and ask for the CPA room block. You should book for the evenings of
March 2 and March 3. CPA has negotiated discounted rates for a limited
number of rooms at $129 per night plus tax. Booking deadline is February 15, 2010, so reserve your room soon.
If you have questions about the events, please call Sara Haimowitz,
Development Coordinator, at 413-203-1410 or email at
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