Stated Opposition to Rep. Steve King’s Farm Bill Amendment (Section 11312 to H.R. 2642)

Governmental: National Consumers League Arkansas Attorney General Organic Consumers Association California Secretary of Agriculture The Pew Charitable Trusts County Executives of America Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Fraternal Order of Police STOP Foodborne Illness Mississippi Attorney General Trust for America’s Health National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) National Sheriffs’ Association Environmental: PLBA Housing Development Corp. (Gainesville, AL) Center for Biological Diversity Ulster County Executive (NY) Center for Environmental Health Citizens for a Clean Pompton Lakes (NJ) Agriculture and Food Processing: Clean Air Task Force Alabama State Association of Cooperatives Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Farm Forward Conservation Minnesota Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance Defenders of Wildlife Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund Edison Wetlands Association (NJ) Food Democracy Now! Friends of Family Farmers Environmental Working Group Georgia Organics Friends of the Earth U.S. Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Green Cities California Minnesota Food Association Greenpeace USA National Organic Coalition Illinois Citizens for Clean Air & Water National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Illinois Environmental Council Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA)-MA League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA)-VT Massachusetts League of Conservation Voters Northwest Food Processors Association (ID, OR, and WA) Natural Resources Defense Council Rural Coalition New Jersey Socially Responsible Agricultural Project Oregon League of Conservation Voters Pesticide Action Network Animal Welfare Organizations: San Diego County Green Party American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Sierra Club Animal Legal Defense Fund Sonoma County Conservation Action Animal Outreach of Kansas Texas League of Conservation Voters Compassion for All Animals (Univ. of Kansas student group) Texas League of Conservation Voters Educational Fund The Compassion In Action Club (Newport Beach, CA) Union for Humans, Animals and the Environment (Fort Hays Compassion in World Farming State Univ. student group) Compassion Over Killing Waterkeeper Alliance Farm Sanctuary Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) Faith-Based Organizations: Humane Society Legislative Fund Colorado Interfaith Power and Light The Humane Society of the Eco-Justice Ministries Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association Georgia Interfaith Power and Light Kansas Horse Education Advocacy Resource Team Mercy For Animals Fire and Safety Services: NYC Bar Association Animal Law Committee American Fire Sprinkler Association Oregon Humane Society Automatic Fire Alarm Association People for Animal Rights of Central New York Center for Campus Fire Safety Pet Animal Coalition of Kansas (PACK) Common Voices The Urban Cat Project Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association World Society for the Protection of Animals Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Services Association Fire Team USA Consumer/Food Safety/Public Health: Institution of Fire Engineers – USA Branch Alliance for Natural Health USA International Association of Arson Investigators American Public Health Association International Association of Fire Chiefs Center for Food Safety International Association of Fire Fighters Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention International Code Council Center for Science in the Public Interest International Fire Service Training Association Consumer Federation of America International Society of Fire Service Instructors Consumers Union National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Food and Water Watch National Fire Protection Association Healthcare Without Harm National Fire Sprinkler Association Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future National Volunteer Fire Council North American Fire Training Directors Leahy (D-VT) Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors Markey (D-MA) USA Sprinkler Fitters Association Menendez (D-NJ) Merkley (D-OR) Good Government/Sound Science: Murphy (D-CT) Government Accountability Project Murray (D-WA) Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Nelson (D-FL) Union of Concerned Scientists Reed (D-RI) Sanders (I-VT) Labor/Civil Rights: Schatz (D-HI) California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation Schumer (D-NY) Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law Udall (D-NM) Farmworker Justice Warren (D-MA)

Newspapers: COSIGNERS OF HOUSE LETTERS (169): Bakersfield Californian – editorial Baltimore Sun – op-ed by state legislators and Bass (D-CA) Jennie Forehand Beatty (D-OH) Des Moines Register – op-ed by Rekha Basu Bera (D-CA) Examiner.com – op-ed by Tracy Campion Blumenauer (D-OR) Greene County Democrat (Eutaw, AL newspaper) Bonamici (D-OR) The Hill – op-ed by Leighton Woodhouse Bordallo (D-GU) Huffington Post – op-ed by Jane Velez-Mitchell Brady, Robert (D-PA) Los Angeles Daily News – editorial Brown, Corrine (D-FL) New York Times – op-ed by Nicholas Kristof Brownley (D-CA) Pacific Standard – op-ed by James McWilliams Buchanan (R-FL) San Jose Mercury News – editorial Campbell (R-CA) Santa Rosa Press Democrat – editorial Capps (D-CA) USA Today – editorial, reprinted in the following: Capuano (D-MA) Clarion Ledger (MS) Cardenas (D-CA) Courier-Journal (KY/IN) Cartwright (D-PA) Fond du Lac Reporter (WI) Castor (D-FL) Green Bay Press Gazette (WI) Chu (D-CA) (MS) Cicilline (D-RI) Herald Times Reporter (WI) Clarke (D-NY) Livingston Daily (MI) Clay (D-MO) Marshfield News Herald (WI) Cohen (D-TN) The Northwestern (WI) Connolly (D-VA) (FL) Conyers (D-MI) Pittsburgh Star (PA) Costa (D-CA) Post Crescent (WI) Courtney (D-CT) (NY) Cuellar (D-TX) Reno Gazette-Journal (NV) Cummings (D-MD) Sheboygan Press (WI) Davis, Danny (D-IL) (WI) Davis, Susan (D-CA) Wisconsin Rapids Tribune (WI) DeFazio (D-OR) Ventura County Star – editorial Delaney (D-MD) Washington Post – editorial DeLauro (D-CT) Washington Post – op-ed by Kathleen Parker DelBene (D-WA) Washington Times – op-ed by Laura Sesana Deutch (D-FL) At least 137 Letters to the Editor printed across the country Dingell (D-MI) Doyle (D-PA) COSIGNERS OF SENATE LETTER (23): Duckworth (D-IL) Blumenthal (D-CT) Edwards (D-MD) Boxer (D-CA) Ellison (D-MN) Cantwell (D-WA) Engel (D-NY) Cardin (D-MD) Eshoo (D-CA) Collins (R-ME) Esty (D-CT) Feinstein (D-CA) Farr (D-CA) Gillibrand (D-NY) Fattah (D-PA) Heinrich (D-NM) Fitzpatrick (R-PA) King, Angus (I-ME) Frankel (D-FL) Landrieu (D-LA) Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)

Gabbard (D-HI) Nolan (D-MN) Gallego (D-TX) Holmes-Norton (D-DC) Garamendi (D-CA) O’Rouke (D-TX) Garcia (D-FL) Owens (D-NY) Gerlach (R-PA) Pallone (D-NJ) Grijalva (D-AZ) Pascrell (D-NJ) Grimm (R-NY) Payne (D-NJ) Hahn (D-CA) Peters, Gary (D-MI) Hanabusa (D-HI) Peters, Scott (D-CA) Hanna (R-NY) Pierluisi (D-PR) Hastings, Alcee (D-FL) Pingree (D-ME) Heck, Denny (D-WA) Pocan (D-WI) Heck, Joe (R-NV) Polis (D-CO) Higgins (D-NY) Price (D-NC) Himes (D-CT) Quigley (D-IL) Hinojosa (D-TX) Rahall (D-WV) Holt (D-NJ) Rangel (D-NY) Honda (D-CA) Richmond (D-LA) Huffman (D-CA) Roybal-Allard (D-CA) Israel (D-NY) Ruiz (D-CA) Jackson-Lee (D-TX) Runyan (R-NJ) Johnson, E.B. (D-TX) Ruppersberger (D-MD) Joyce (R-OH) Rush (D-IL) Kaptur (D-OH) Ryan, Tim (D-OH) Keating (D-MA) Sanchez, Linda (D-CA) Kelly (D-IL) Sanchez, Loretta (D-CA) Kennedy (D-MA) Sarbanes (D-MD) Kildee (D-MI) Schakowsky (D-IL) Kilmer (D-WA) Schiff (D-CA) King, Peter (R-NY) Schrader (D-OR) Kuster (D-NH) Schwartz (D-PA) Lance (R-NJ) Scott, Robert (D-VA) Langevin (D-RI) Serrano (D-NY) Larsen (D-WA) Shea-Porter (D-NH) Larson (D-CT) Sherman (D-CA) Lee (D-CA) Sinema (D-AZ) Levin (D-MI) Sires (D-NJ) Lewis, John (D-GA) Slaughter (D-NY) Lofgren (D-CA) Smith, Adam (D-WA) Lowenthal (D-CA) Smith, Chris (R-NJ) Lowey (D-NY) Speier (D-CA) Lujan (D-NM) Swalwell (D-CA) Lujan Grisham (D-NM) Takano (D-CA) Lynch (D-MA) Thompson, Mike (D-CA) Maloney, Carolyn (D-NY) Tierney (D-MA) Maloney, Sean Patrick (D-NY) Titus (D-NV) Matsui (D-CA) Tonko (D-NY) McCollum (D-MN) Tsongas (D-MA) McDermott (D-WA) Van Hollen (D-MD) McGovern (D-MA) Vargas (D-CA) Negrete McLeod (D-CA) Veasey (D-TX) McNerney (D-CA) Vela (D-TX) Meeks (D-NY) Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) Meng (D-NY) Waters (D-CA) Michaud (D-ME) Waxman (D-CA) Miller, Gary (R-CA) Welch (D-VT) Miller, George (D-CA) Whitfield (R-KY) Moore, Gwen (D-WI) Wilson, Frederica (D-FL) Moran (D-VA) Yarmouth (D-KY) Murphy, Patrick (D-FL) *Bolded names signify those who led Member sign-on letter Nadler (D-NY)

Napolitano (D-CA) Neal (D-MA) November 14, 2013