Call your senator today to pass LD 2048, the kid-safe products bill!

I am headed back to the State House, where I’ve spent most of the day yesterday going up against more than 25 lobbyists from the chemical industry who want to seriously weaken protections for Maine children and families. They have been trying hard for weeks to kill LD 2048, “the kid-safe products bill.” The toxics vote in the senate continues to be a moving target, but I expect the vote to happen this morning. Time is of the essence!

Please call (800) 423-6900 now to leave a message for your senator urging them to vote in favor of the LD 2048, with no amendments.

These lobbyists – from American Chemistry Council, American Petroleum Institute, Merck & Co., Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Toy Industry Association, Rite Aid Corporation, and others (link to full list) - have been bending the ear of every senator they can get a hold of, to try to get them against the bill, or in favor of amendments that would undercut the protections provided by the bill to our kids and families.

Please don't let lobbyists win!

Please call (800) 423-6900 to leave a message for your senator. If you don’t know who your senator is, take action here.

Your senator needs to hear the simple message below: 
- Please SUPPORT LD 2048 as passed by the House.
- Please OPPOSE any amendments to the bill.

LD 2048 passed the House unanimously last Wednesday, but the lobbyists are now trying to sabotage the bill with a long list of crippling amendments. One amendment would even make Maine's laws on chemicals in consumer products weaker than they are now.

The Kid-Safe Products bill is supported by the Maine Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Nurses Association, Maine Center for Disease Control, the Catholic Diocese of Maine, Planned Parenthood, and a broad range of other environmental, public health, and citizen groups.  These are the people to whom Maine lawmakers should be listening.  Not the special interest lobbyists.

Don't let the chemical industry have the last word with YOUR Senator.

Thank you for taking action on this important issue. For more information, please visit our website at www.nrcm.org.

Matt Prindiville
Toxics Policy Advocate