THIS IS IT NEW YORK – LAST WEEKEND OF THE LEGISLATIVE SEESION!! In the Assembly, GMO Labeling Bill A-3525 needs to pass through Ways & Means Committee and the Rules Committee, then go to the Assembly Floor for a full vote. In the Senate, S-3835 needs to be sent to the Senate Floor for a full vote. There are 3 legislators that can move it all forward. NEW YORKERS - WE NEED ALL OF YOU TO TAKE ACTION TODAY – FLOOD THEIR VOICEMAIL & INBOXES! 5 IMPORTANT STEP BY STEP ACTIONS: #01. Call & email Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and request he bring the bill up for a vote with the full Assembly this legislative session. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Phone: 518-455-3791 Email: [email protected] #02. Call & email Senator Dean Skelos - Chair of the Senate Rules Committee. Request he schedule a vote in the Senate for GMO Labeling Bill S-3835. Senator Skelos Phone: 1-518-455-3171 Email: [email protected] #03. Call & email Assemblymember Herman Farrell - Chair of the Assembly Ways & Means Committee: Ask him to schedule a committee vote for GMO Labeling Bill A-3525. Assemblymember Farrell Phone: 518-455-5491 Email: [email protected] #04. Call & email your district’s Assemblymember and ask them to support GMO Labeling Bill A-3525. If your Assemblymember supports the bill, thank them and request that they ask Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to bring the bill up for a vote with the full Assembly. If you are represented by Linda Rosenthal, do not call or email her. She is the bill’s sponsor. Search for your Assemblymember here: assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?sh=search #05. Call & email your State Senator and ask them to co-sponsor GMO Labeling Bill S-3835. If your Senator already supports the bill, thank them and request that they ask Senator Dean Skelos to schedule a vote for the full Senate. If you are represented by Ken LaValle, do not call or email him. He is the bill’s sponsor. Search for your State Senator here: nysenate.gov/senators Sample scripts below. Call (leave a message) & send an e-mail. SAMPLE SCRIPTS: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver: My name is ________. Bring GMO Labeling Bill A-3525 to the Assembly floor for a full vote this legislative session. An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers support the labeling of food products that contain GMOs. We have a right to know what is in our food and how it is produced. Thank you. Senator Dean Skelos: My name is ________. Please send GMO Labeling Bill S-3835 to the full Senate for a final vote. An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers support the labeling of food products that contain GMOs. We have a right to know what is in our food and how it is produced. Thank you. Assemblymember Herman Farrell: My name is ________. Please schedule a vote for GMO Labeling Bill A-3525 in the Ways and Means Committee. An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers support the labeling of food products that contain GMOs. We have a right to know what is in our food and how it is produced. Thank you.
Posted on: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 13:00:00 +0000
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