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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>FYI Bee-low and attached. This
is great news, and Rep Hastings is to be applauded for his effective,
results-oriented leadership. Efforts now shift to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>R. Thomas (Tom) Van Arsdall,
Director of Public Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> Pollinator
Partnership<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> O-(540) 899-3023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> C-(703) 509-4746<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <a
href="mailto:tva@pollinator.org"><span style='color:blue'>tva@pollinator.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <a
href="http://www.pollinator.org/"><span style='color:blue'>Pollinator
Partnership</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <a
href="http://www.nappc.org/"><span style='color:blue'>North American Pollinator
Protection Campaign (NAPPC)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Mamaux, Lale
[mailto:Lale.Mamaux@mail.house.gov] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 09, 2009 3:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mamaux, Lale<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Hastings Amendments Bee-come Part of Ag Appropriations Bill -
Provisions Increase Funds for Pollinator Protection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>July 9, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Contact: Lale Mamaux <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Phone: (202) 225-1313<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Cell: (202)279-0442<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a
href="http://www.alceehastings.house.gov">www.alceehastings.house.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hastings
Amendments Bee-come Part of Ag Appropriations Bill<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Provisions
Increase Funds for Pollinator Protection<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(Washington,
DC) </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Today,
the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2997, the <i>Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act </i>for Fiscal Year 2010 by a vote of 266-160. Included in the Act
were two amendments introduced by Congressman Alcee L. Hastings
(D-Miramar). Both amendments increase funding for research into
pollinator decline and Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). <b>(Please find
attached copies of the amendments)</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“Congress
must continue to secure the necessary funding to proactively address pollinator
decline. The fact of the matter is that pollinators are responsible for
vast portions of our food supply and exported crops, which makes their decline
an urgent matter of economic and food security,” said Hastings.
“Without an adequate supply of natural pollinators, many crops would
require hand pollination, which would dramatically raise crop prices.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-style:normal'>In the 110<sup>th</sup>
Congress, Hastings introduced the first legislation to investigate the cause of
Colony Collapse Disorder, H.R. 1709, the Pollinator Protection Act. This
legislation was supported by a bipartisan coalition of 52 co-sponsors and
sought to bolster funding for the initiatives addressed in Hastings’
recent amendments. The Pollinator Protection Act was later incorporated
into HR 2419, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, often referred to
as the Farm Bill (Public Law No: 110-234). <o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“My
amendments ensure that funds are directed towards competitive grants offered by
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and funding for the Agricultural
Research Service, both of which are programs at the forefront of research into
Colony Collapse Disorder and the problem of pollinator decline. My
mission is to ensure that these programs will receive adequate funding from
Congress so that they can continue their vital work.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNoSpacing>“These amendments help to guarantee that our
Nation’s food supply remains plentiful and affordable to the many
American who are struggling during our current economic downturn. I thank the
members of Congress who recognized the importance of these vital
provisions.”<em><span style='font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em>Congressman Alcee L. Hastings is Vice Chairman of the
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, a senior member of the House
Rules Committee, and Co-Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission.</em><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Lale
M. Mamaux<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Chief
of Staff, DC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Office
of Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (FL-23)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>202-225-1313
(phone)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>202-225-1171
(fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a
href="mailto:Lale.Mamaux@mail.house.gov">Lale.Mamaux@mail.house.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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