[MAIPC] HB472 - Coalition Letter & Testimony

[Jil Swearingen]

YAY!!! That is great news!  Thanks very much, Lindsay, for your effective,
professional efforts.

Jil

On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 8:13 PM Lindsay Thompson <lindsay.mdag at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Good evening,
>
> I wanted to let you all know that an unfavorable motion passed on HB 472
> in subcommittee tonight with a recommendation to the Chairman for a summer
> study on the issue. The sponsor is expected to withdraw the bill between
> now and full committee voting.
>
> Great work by everyone and thank you for your partnership. This is a great
> example of what we can do when a good coalition sticks together!
>
> Thanks,
> Lindsay Thompson
> MD Grain Producers
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 28, 2021, at 4:50 PM, Lindsay Thompson <lindsay.mdag at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Good afternoon,
>
> Thank you for your participation on the call this morning and your
> important work on this legislation.
>
> I am attaching the draft final coalition letter for your review. If your
> organization would like to sign on to the letter, please let me know by *12
> pm Monday, February 1st by responding to me on this email with your
> organization name and logo*.
>
> In addition to signing on to the coalition letter, we discussed individual
> organizations submitting written testimony focusing on your individual uses
> and the importance of glyphosate to your constituencies along with fiscal
> impacts. I will follow up tomorrow or Monday morning with the final
> suggested list of oral testimony.  Written/Oral testimony sign up and
> submission will be *Monday, Feb 1 between 10 am and 3 pm*. I will include
> those directions below my signature line.
>
> If you're looking for resources in drafting your written testimony, there
> are some great ones here:
> http://www.glyphosatelitigationfacts.com/main/resources/
>
> Please let myself or Kimberly O'Brien (kimberly.obrien at bayer.com) know if
> you have any questions.
>
> Thank you,
> Lindsay Thompson
> Maryland Grain Producers
> *Executive Director*
> (o) 443-262-8491 (c) 410-490-5487
> 123 Clay Drive, Queenstown, MD 21658
> www.marylandgrain.org
>
>
> *Directions for witness sign up:*
> If you do not have an MGA account, create one here:
> https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Account/Register/Tracking
>
> Log in to your MGA account > on the left menu, select "witness signup" >
> on the dropdown menu, select "Environment and Transportation" > check the
> box next to HB0472 > from the drop down menu, select "unfavorable"  > from
> the next drop down menu, select the correct form of testimony > if you have
> written testimony, click upload and select the file > go back to the top
> and click "Save" > then select "signed up items" to check and make sure
> HB0472 shows up
>
> <HB472 Coalition letter.docx>
>
>
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