House Bill 2476 Is A Direct Attack on Kansas Farmers and Families

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Dear [Your Elected Official],

As your constituent, I’m counting on you to stand up for us against the lobbyists of the big, multi-national pesticide companies. They will say House Bill 2476 is about labeling. That’s not true. They are trying to erase our constitutional right to hold chemical manufacturers fully accountable in civil court if their products harm us or our family.

The government agency responsible for regulating these pesticides, the Environmental Protection Agency, has not even reviewed some of these chemicals in many years. The government watchdogs overseeing these chemicals’ safety are relying on the chemical company’s own studies and working closely with the chemical manufacturers when producing reports.

We have to stop House Bill 2476, pesticide immunity legislation, because it gives foreign chemical corporations like ChemChina total immunity for violating federal pesticide labeling requirements.

No, chemical companies are asking for a law that gives them immunity from any accountability for the harm their products cause. Please say no to this legislation. We’re counting on you.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

[Your City & State]

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Summary

We cannot let Kansas farmers be sold out for corporate lobbyists. Big pesticide companies are pushing House Bill 2476, which would strip farmers of their rights and shield foreign chemical manufacturers from responsibility for the harm they cause. Hundreds of Kansas 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 2476 would make Kansas 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 2476 and stand with Kansas farmers, not foreign chemical corporations.

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