Testimony & Official Correspondence

Background.

Washington, July 27 — House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson, Ranking Member Bob Goodlatte, members of their committee, and their staffs, are to be commended for working long and hard to produce the Farm Bill passed by the House of Representatives today.

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Subsidies

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The Honorable Barbara Boxer

United States Senate

Committee on Environment and Public Works

Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, DC 20510-6175

July 30, 2007

Dear Madam Chairwoman and Members of the Committee:

We are writing to urge the Committee to support S. 742, The Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007, and to commend those Committee members who have already cosponsored this important legislation.

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Asbestos

"Flame retardants present a growing risk to human health, particularly the health of infants and children, and levels in the environment appear to be increasing. Today's vote represents a great victory for Washington activists, and could boost similar efforts in states across the country and set the stage for a national ban."

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Consumer Products