House Bill 809 Is A Direct Attack on Tennessee Farmers and Families

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Dear [Your Elected Official],

I live in your district, and I’m alarmed that House Bill 809 would reward pesticide companies that hide cancer risks from the public. Monsanto’s ghostwritten glyphosate study, recently retracted, shows exactly how far these corporations will go to protect profits.

If House Bill 809 passes, companies that fake safety studies, mislead regulators, and put Tennessee lives at risk will be protected from accountability. That’s not acceptable.

Please vote NO on House Bill 809 and refuse to reward corporate fraud.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

[Your City & State]

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Summary

We cannot let Tennessee’s farmers be sold out for corporate lobbyists. Big pesticide companies are pushing House Bill 809, which would strip farmers of their rights and shield foreign chemical manufacturers from responsibility for the harm they cause. Hundreds of Tennessee farmers and agricultural workers have already sued Bayer/Monsanto and ChemChina after developing cancer and Parkinson’s from their pesticides, just a tiny slice of the lawsuits these companies face worldwide. House Bill 809 would make Tennessee the first state to give these foreign chemical corporations special immunity, stripping farmers of their right to hold them accountable when they lie about risks. The bill is a gift to ChemChina, a company flagged by the Pentagon as a “Chinese Military Company,” whose paraquat pesticide is banned in China for its link to Parkinson’s—but still sold here without that warning on the label. Tell your legislators: Vote NO on House Bill 809 and stand with Tennessee farmers, not foreign chemical corporations.

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