Diverse Opponents of Bills That Threaten State Laws –
H.R. 4879/H.R. 3599 (by Rep. Steve King) and H.R. 2887 (by Rep. Sensenbrenner)
(Those listed below have taken a position opposing both King and Sensenbrenner legislation unless otherwise noted)
Farm and Food Groups:
Alabama Poultry Growers Association*
Alaska Farmers Union*
Alianza Nacional de Campesinas (The National Farmworker Women’s Alliance)*
American Agriculture Movement Inc.*
American Indian Mothers, Inc.*
American Grassfed Association
Association of American Indian Farmers*
California Dairy Campaign*
California Farmers Union*
Campaign for Contract Agriculture Reform*
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association*
Citizen's Sustainability League-North Dakota*
Community Alliance for Global Justice*
Community Farm Alliance*
Contract Poultry Growers Association of the Virginias
Crawford Stewardship Project*
Cultivate Kansas City*
Dakota Rural Action*
Dawson Resource Council*
Domestic Fair Trade Association*
Fair Farms Maryland*
Fair World Project*
Family Farm Action*
Family Farm Defenders*
Farm Aid
Farm Forward Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance*
Food Animal Concerns Trust
Food Chain Workers Alliance*
Food For Maine’s Future*
Food Policy Action*
Food Policy Council of San Antonio*
Friends of Family Farmers*
Future Harvest CASA*
HEAL Food Alliance*
Illinois Farmers Union*
Illinois Stewardship Alliance*
Indian Nations Conservation Alliance*
Indiana Farmers Union*
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
Iowa Farmers Union*
Iowa Organic Association*
Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors, Inc.*
Jewish Farm School*
Kansas Farmers Union*
Land Stewardship Project*
Local Matters*
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute*
Midwest Organic Farmers Cooperative*
Minnesota Food Association*
Mississippi Sustainable Agriculture Network*
Missouri Coalition for the Environment*
Missouri Farmers Union*
Missouri Rural Crisis Center*
Missouri's Food for America*
National Black Farmers Association*
National Dairy Producers Organization*
National Family Farm Coalition*
National Farmers Organization*
National Farmers Union
National Hmong-American Farmers, Inc.*
National Organic Coalition
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
National Womens Farming Association*
Nebraska Farmers Union*
Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance*
Northeast Organic Farming Association-CT*
Northeast Organic Farming Association-MA
Northeast Organic Farming Association-NH*
Northeast Organic Farming Association-NJ*
Northeast Organic Farming Association-NY*
Northeast Organic Farming Association-VT
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group*
Northern Plains Resource Council*
Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance*
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association*
Ohio Farmers Union*
Ohio Sustainable Business Council*
Oklahoma Stewardship Council*
Oregon Rural Action*
Organic Farmers’ Agency for Relationship Marketing, Inc.*
Organic Farmers Association*
Organic Seed Alliance*
Organizacion en California de Lideres Campesinas, Inc.*
Organization for Competitive Markets
Pesticide Action Network*
Powder River Basin Resource Council*
Real Food Challenge*
Rio Grande Community Farm*
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union*
Rural Coalition*
Rural Vermont*
Slow Food USA*
Socially Responsible Agricultural Project (national group based in OR)
Soil Generation*
Sustainable Food Center*
Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group*
Sustain L.A.*
Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners*
The Carrot Project*
The Cornucopia Institute*
The Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc.*
The Food Group (formerly Minnesota Food Association)
The Weston A. Price Foundation*
Virginia Association for Biological Farming*
West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition*
Western Colorado Congress*
Western Organization of Resource Councils*
Wisconsin Farmers Union*
Women Involved in Farm Economics*
Animal Protection:
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Animal Equality
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Animal Rescue League of Boston
Animal Welfare Institute
Attorneys for Animals (MI)
Compassion in World Farming
Compassion Over Killing
Encompass
Farm Sanctuary
Harvard Animal Law and Policy Program
Humane Society Legislative Fund
Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association
Lady Freethinker
Mass. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Mercy For Animals
Midwest Animal Alliance (KS)
Midwest Animal ResQ (KS)
One Step for Animals
Oregon Humane Society
St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center (NJ)
The Humane League
The Humane Society of the United States
Consumer/Food Safety/Public Health:
Californians for Pesticide Reform
Center for Food Safety
Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Consumer Federation of America
Consumers Union
Food and Water Watch
Healthcare Without Harm
Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
National Consumers League
National Council for Occupational Health and Safety
Organic Consumers Association
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Public Citizen
Environment:
Alabama Rivers Alliance*
Alaska Wilderness League*
American Bird Conservancy
Animal Protection League of NJ
Bear Group (Save NJ Bears)
Beyond Pesticides*
Center for Biological Diversity
Citizen Power (PA)
Clean Air Task Force
Clean Water Action*
Connecticut League of Conservation Voters
Conservation Northwest*
Defenders of Wildlife
Earthjustice*
Endangered Habitats League
Endangered Species Coalition
Environment America
Environmental Law & Policy Center
Environmental Working Group
Friends of the Earth U.S.
Gulf Restoration Network*
Hoosier Environmental Council (IN)
Illinois Citizens for Clean Air & Water
Illinois Council of Trout Unlimited*
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center*
League of Conservation Voters
League of Humane Voters of New Jersey
Massachusetts League of Conservation Voters
Massachusetts Sierra Club
National Parks Conservation Association*
Natural Resources Defense Council
New Jersey Sierra Club
Oregon Environmental Council*
Sierra Club
Southern Environmental Law Center*
Texas League of Conservation Voters
Union of Concerned Scientists
U.S. PIRG*
Waterkeeper Alliance
Western Environmental Law Center*
The Wilderness Society*
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation*
Faith-Based:
Eco-Justice Ministries
Jewish Federations of North America*
Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas*
Jewish Community Relations Council of New York*
Shamayim V'Aretz Institute*
St. Francis Alliance*
Christian Formation Coordinator Sandy Trythall, St. Joseph's Catholic Church (WI)*
Rev. Dale Kelley, United Methodist Church (WA)*
Rev. Margie Schneider (FL)*
Rabbi Paula Reimers (CA)*
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz (AZ)*
Rev. Teresa Herbic, Pleasant Valley Baptist Church (TX)*
Fire and Safety Services:
Institution of Fire Engineers – USA Branch*
International Code Council*
National Fire Protection Association*
USA Sprinkler Fitters Association*
Labor:
Farmworker Justice
International Brotherhood of Teamsters*
United Farm Workers
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Law Enforcement:
Association of Prosecuting Attorneys*
Fraternal Order of Police*
Legal Analysis:
Harvard Law School report* 23 professors at law schools across the country
Limited Government/Preemption: FreedomWorks*
Local Solutions Support Center
State and Local Government:
Accelerate Indiana Municipalities
Bellevue Mayor Emily Marburger (PA)*
California Department of Food and Agriculture/ California Secretary of Agriculture County Executives of America*
Democratic Municipal Officials
International City/County Management Association*
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood*
Monessen Mayor Matthew Shorraw (PA)*
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett (MD)
National Association of Counties*
National Association of County and City Health Officials
National Conference of State Legislators
National Democratic County Officials
National Governors Association**
National League of Cities*
National Organization of Black County Officials, Inc.
Pittsburgh City Council*
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto (PA)*
Representative Harry Readshaw (PA)*
Sharpsburg Mayor Matthew Rudzki (PA)*
Wilkinsburg Mayor Marita Garrett (PA)*
32 U.S. Senators who co-signed letter opposing King amendment*:
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD)
Robert P. Casey (D-PA)
Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Kamala D. Harris (D-CA)
Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Angus S. King (I-ME)
Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT)
Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Jeff A. Merkley (D-OR)
Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
Patty Murray (D-WA)
Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Gary C. Peters (D-MI)
Jack Reed (D-RI)
Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Tina Smith (D-MN)
Tom Udall (D-NM)
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)
119 U.S. Representatives who co-signed letter opposing King amendment*:
Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Nanette Barrágan (D-CA)
Karen Bass (D-CA)
Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA)
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA)
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU)
Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
Robert Brady (D-PA)
Anthony Brown (D-MD)
Julia Brownley (D-CA)
Michael E. Capuano (D-MA)
Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
Kathy Castor (D-FL)
Judy Chu (D-CA)
David N. Cicilline (D-RI)
Katherine Clark (D-MA)
Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
Ryan Costello (R-PA)
Joe Courtney (D-CT)
Charlie Crist (D-FL)
Carlos Curbelo (R-FL)
Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
Diana DeGette (D-CO)
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT)
Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Dan Donovan (R-NY)
Mike Doyle (D-PA)
Keith Ellison (D-MN)
Anna Eshoo (D-CA)
Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
Elizabeth Esty (D-CT)
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Lois Frankel (D-FL)
Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL)
Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL)
Jared Huffman (D-CA)
Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
David Joyce (R-OH)
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
John Katko (R-NY)
William R. Keating (D-MA)
Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)
Peter King (R-NY)
Steve Knight (R-CA)
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
Leonard Lance (R-NJ)
Jim Langevin (D-RI)
John B. Larson (D-WA)
Al Lawson (D-FL)
Barbara Lee (D-CA)
Ted Lieu (D-CA)
Daniel Lipinski (D-IL)
Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
Nita Lowey (D-NY)
Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)
Tom MacArthur (R-NJ)
Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY)
Doris Matsui (D-CA)
Betty McCollum (D-MN)
A. Donald McEachin (D-VA)
James P. McGovern (D-MA)
Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
Grace Meng (D-NY)
Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Scott H. Peters (D-CA)
Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Mark Pocan (D-WI)
Jared Polis (D-CO)
David Price (D-NC)
Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Kathleen M. Rice (D-NY)
Cedric Richmond (D-LA)
Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)
Bobby L. Rush (D-IL)
Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
John Sarbanes (D-MD)
Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Bradley S. Schneider (D-IL)
Kurt Schrader (D-OR)
David Schweikert (R-AZ)
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA)
José E. Serrano (D-NY)
Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
Albio Sires (D-NJ)
Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
Adam Smith (D-WA)
Jackie Speier (D-CA)
Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
Mark Takano (D-CA)
Mike Thompson (D-CA)
Dina Titus (D-NV)
Norma J. Torres (D-CA)
Fred Upton (R-MI)
David Valadao (R-CA)
Juan Vargas (D-CA)
Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Peter Welch (D-VT)
Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
Individual Farmers: Chris Petersen (IA)
Randy and Sherri Dugger (IN)
Cindy and Randy Arnett (IL)
Carrie Balkcom (FL)
Will Harris (GA)
Pete Eshelman (IN)
Mike Callicrate (KS)
Jim Benham (IN)
Jake and Chelsea Davis (MO)
Wes Shoemyer (MO)
Joe Logan (OH)
Karin Kraft (WA)
Sen. Paul Muegge (OK)
Mike Weaver (WV)
Mike Miles (WI)
Caroline Green (NC)
Johnny Arnold (AR)
Daniel and Mary Schwartz (MO)
Travis Bland (MO)
Ryan Brown (MO)
Rodney Zimmerman (MO)
Mark Montgomery (AR)
Paul Schneider (MO)
Randy and Tamara Sorrell (MO)
James, Dana, and Joshua Hayes (MO)
Ronnie Choate (MO)
Roger, Andrew, and Nathan Schnake (MO)
Marlin and Ellen Hoover (MO)
Matthew O’Hayer (RI)
Mike Eby (CA)
Jeff and Kathy Hawkins (IN)
Hampton Reid (AL)
Family Dairy Farms LLC (CA)*
Veterinary professionals who signed statement of opposition on King amendment*:
Dr. Christine Aiken (NY)
Dr. Joanna Alexander (MA)
Elaine Alexander (NM)
Dr. Elizabeth Allegretto (MA)
Dr. Amy Lou Allen (CA)
Dr. Nicole Amon (FL)
Dr. Chloe Apelgren, (PA)
Dr. Pamela Jane Armstrong (MO)
Dr. Karen Arras (MN)
Samantha Anne Arruda (RI)
Dr. Amy Stack Baden (GA)
Dr. Katie Bahr (OR)
Dr. Margaret Bai (VA)
Dr. Jill Bailey (GA)
Jana Vee Baird (CT)
Dr. Staci Baker (NV)
Dr. Lorene Bauernschmidt (MA)
Dr. Adam Bauknecht (WI)
Dr. Arthur Allan Beaudoin (MI)
Dr. E. Bell (CO)
Sandie L. Bello (CA)
Dr. Gary Block (RI)
Tami Lynn Boudreaux (TX)
Emma Bratton (OH)
Dr. Jane F. Brawley (MO)
Dr. Karla Brestle (NC)
Dr. Isis Lorraine Johnson-Brown (TN)
Dr. Steven Marvin Bruck (NY)
Dr. Marisa Brunetti (PA)
Dr. Cierra K. Buer (OR)
Dr. Becky Bugbee-Tong (MN)
Dr. Lisa Bullock (OH)
Dr. Julie Burge (MO)
Aspyn Burns (CA)
Reanna N. Cantrall (MI)
Callan Cooper (WI)
Misty D. Cain (CA)
Dr. Daniel Edwin Campbell (IA)
Dr. Lori Lea Campbell (SC)
Lori J. Campbell (WA)
Dr. Aglaia Cardona (CA)
Dr. Melissa Lyn Carlson (MD)
Ellen Marie Carozza (VA)
Dr. Kristen Casulli (NJ)
Dr. Joanna Chao (TX)
Dr. Holly Cheever (NY)
Dr. Jeri Cheraskin (NY)
Dr. Yen Chou (CA)
Dr. Cheryl Helene Clark (IA)
Dr. Virginia M. Clarke (VT)
Dr. Marlena Cleary (CA)
Dr. Laura Cochrane (OR)
Dr. Laura Collins (NJ)
Dr. Mina M. Connor (NH)
Dr. Lisa Corti (MA)
Dr. Cynthia J. Courtney (KS)
Dr. Betsy R. Coville (FL)
Dr. Kathleen Joy Creighton (CA)
Nicole Cromer (IL)
Melissa B. Curtis (NY)
Dr. Michelle Dally (CO)
Dr. Stephanie Day (PA)
Gabrielle DeFrancesco (CO)
Dr. F. Joshua Dein (VT)
Amand Rose DeJesus (CA)
Dr. Lesley J. DeKrey (WA)
Dr. Heather B. Dillon (OR)
Dr. W. Jean Dodds (CA)
Dr. Nicholas Dodman (MA)
Regina Doss (OH)
Dr. Karen A. Doucette (NY)
Dr. Lisa J. Douglas (IL)
Taylor Naomi Dowell (WA)
Dr. Roberta Drell (IL)
Laurel A. Eckstrand (VA)
Janet Gibson Eckstrom (MA)
Phillip Eddie (FL)
Dr. Elisabeth Ann Elgerd (FL)
Dr. Nicole Eller (SD)
Molly Ennis (MD)
Libby Diane Erie (WA)
Dr. Albert A. Estock (IL)
Dr. Cinthia Fabretti-Apling (MD)
Dr. Margaret Ann Federhart (NC)
Mary K. Fedor(CA)
Dr. Bruce Ferguson (FL)
Dr. Nicole Ferguson-Morrison (FL)
Dr. Carina M. Ferrante (FL)
Dustin Michael Fink (WI)
Joanna Beth Finstad (WI)
Dr. Jane Ellen Fishman (FL)
Audra Flattery (NH)
Dr. Jennifer Anne Fligiel (WA)
Ann Freshman (NC)
Leslie Gallup (CO)
Dr. Laura George (NY)
Ronald Lee Gerson (FL)
Teresa Erin Gifford (CA)
Dr. Nellie Goetz (AZ)
Dr. Barbara G. Goodrich (CO)
Jonathan Brian Gorman (MA)
Dr. Steven Gottschalk (FL)
Dr. Nicholas John Gowing (OR)
Charles Graber (CA)
Dr. Madeline Graham (CA)
Dr. Tanya D. Graham (SD)
Dr. Lorna Grande (MA)
Dr. John Wendell Green (NY)
Shirley Greene (CA)
Dr. Sarah E. Greenwalt (VA)
Michelle M. Grimes (NH)
Dr. Brooke Groskopf (WI)
Sarah L. Grubb (IL)
Dr. Corinne Herman (MN)
Dr. Barbara Hanek (IL)
Dr. Mary C. Hannah (IL)
Dr. Gail R. Hansen (DC)
Jessica Harris (RI)
Dr. Lilla Woollett Haverstick (OK)
Dr. Vera Heidolph (CA)
Dr. Anne Hicks (MD)
Dr. Elizabeth O. Higgins (NY)
Char Higgins (PA)
Kim Hill (SC)
Dr. Katherine Anne Hilla (TX)
Dr. Barbara Hodges (CA)
Dr. Erika Hoffeld (MD)
Claire Hovenga (CO)
Dr. Lisa M. Howe (TX)
Dr. Heidi Frances Howell (MA)
Dr. Sarah Hummel (NY)
Dr. John Glenn Hynes (NY)
Dr. Eileen Jefferson (NY)
Dr. Deborah Lynn Johnson (OH)
Dr. Isis L. Johnson-Brown (TN)
Malinda Sue Jonker (OH)
Dr. Nikhil Joshi (MD)
Kristen Andrea Kalstad (WA)
Dr. Cynthia Karsten (CA)
Kimberly Keane (NY)
Dr. Susan M. Kelly (VT)
Dr. Teri D. Kidd (IL)
Dr. Barry Kipperman (CA)
Dr. Paula Kislak (CA)
Dr. Victoria Koehler (FL)
Dr. Jane L. Koepcke (CA)
Dr. Cheryl Kolus (CO)
Dr. Barbara Jean Kompare (IL)
Dr. David John Kowalek (NV)
Laurel R. Krause (CO)
Dr. Laura Lee Kressler (MD)
Dr. Betsy Wynn Krueger (MA)
Dr. Astrid Kruse (MA)
Dr. Vicki Kucia (MA)
Dr. Barbara Ellen Laderman-Jones (CA)
Dr. Felicia D. Langel (MD)
Dr. Lisa Last (OR)
Dr. Patricia J. Latas (AZ)
Dr. Wendy Lichtig (NJ)
Dr. Kirstin L. Lightfoot (WA)
Karen A. Lloyd (NM)
Dr. Kati Loeffler (CA)
Dr. Paula Loniak (GA)
Dr. Andrea Lynn Looney (MA)
Dr. Debbie Loveland (VA)
Lindsay MacDonald (CO)
Sheila Ann Magesky (MA)
Dr. Katherine Maher (LA)
Dr. Sally Ann Mahoney (MA)
Dr. Kathleen Makolinski (NY)
Dr. Jen Malin (FL)
Dr. Peter Vincent Mangravite (CA)
Jaime Martin (OK)
Dr. Laura J. Martin (MD)
Dr. Diego Matek (NM)
Alison McEnany (CA)
Tammy McMahan (FL)
Dr. Susan F. McMillan (VT)
Dr. Janet Corrine Methvin (NC)
Dr. John R. Middleton (FL)
Jehn Mikalacki-Sublett (CA)
Melanie Mills (MA)
Sarah Mills (CO)
Dr. Karen Elaine Mueller (WA)
Stefanie Muller (VA)
Dr. Catherine Mullin (CA)
Dr. Sarah Nickel (IN)
Dr. Leslie Nicosia (NY)
Dr. Kassandra Nielsen (CT)
Dr. Gretchen Norton (CO)
Dr. Margaret Brooks Ohlinger (NY)
Dr. Alan Olander (MN)
Dr. Penny O. Olson (WA)
Dr. Kevin O'Neill (NE)
Kim Orr (IL)
Gregory Thomas Orrick (CO)
Dr. Jeanne Owen (SC)
Dr. Vaishali Kamath Pancoast (RI)
Dr. Nicola Maria Parry (IN)
Dr. Laura Parsley (CA)
Dr. Mariela J. Pazos (NJ)
Dr. Pratikshya Patil (NY)
Dr. Tess Peavy (IN)
Lucile Claire Peckham (AK)
Dr. Beverley D. Penzien (CA)
Tamara Lynn Perkinson (IN)
Dr. Kristine Peters (NC)
Christine A. Petrovec (CO)
Dr. Andrew Pisacano (TN)
Dr. Tara Plante (RI)
Dr. Arnold Plotnick (NY)
Dr. Chelsea Pomeroy (MA)
Dr. Kathleen Ponzetti (ME)
Dr. Alex Portanova (LA)
Dr. Tisha Posey (OR)
Dr. Edward Powers (CA)
Dr. Caroline T. Preyer (MD)
Dr. Rebecca Prull (OR)
Dr. Karen Anne Purcell (NC)
Dr. Christine Puskaric (CT)
Floyd W. Rathbun (TX)
Dr. Kim Rea (CA)
Dr. Gwendolen Reyes-Illg (TN)
Dr. Loren Reynolds (CA)
Dr. Meredith Anne Rives (IL)
Dr. Bernard Andrew Robe (OR)
Andrea Rogoff (CA)
Dr. Megan Rosen (NY)
Dr. Sherstin Rosenberg (CA)
Dr. Honey Rothberg (FL)
Kathleen Ruane (PA)
Morgan Ryherd (IA)
Dr. Alexis P. Sage (NC)
Dr. Michelle L. Salob (NM)
Dr. Rebecca Sawyer (GA)
Dr. Amy J. Scarpinato (NY)
Dr. Lori Schluth (PA)
Dr. Gwen Schneider (OR)
Heather Schrader (CA)
Dr. Lee Ann Schrader (OH)
Dr. Susan Eve Schrader (AK)
Neeley Christine Searl (CA)
Dr. Melissa Shapiro (CT)
Dr. Lorinda D. Shearburn (WI)
Dr. Ellie Shelburne (MA)
Dr. Jessica Shelb (OH)
Dr. Lawrence Silberg (NY)
Dr. Wanda Sisum (MA)
Dr. Kathleen McBiles Slocum (AZ)
Dr. Joni Lynette Smith (CO)
Dr. Sharon Sprouse (CA)
Dr. David Grenville Stansfield (NC)
Dr. Patricia Starnes (GA)
Sara Phyllis Stearns (CA)
Kimberly A. Stein (CT)
Anne Elizabet Stein (NM)
Dr. Chagit Steiner (MA)
Dr. Sara Stephens (TX)
Dr. Elizabeth M. Stoltz (MN)
Angela Stryck (WI)
Dr. Kimberley Suh (GA)
Karen A. Swanson (WI)
Casssandra Sweeney (CA)
Dr. David Sweet (RI)
Dr. Debra Teachout (IL)
Dr. Sherri Therrien (MA)
Carrie Thistle (MA)
Dr. Sharon R. Thomas (MD)
Dr. Jennifer L. Thomas (MI)
Shannon Kate Thompson (NC)
Dr. Cindy Ann Thurston (OH)
Dr. Richard Timmins (WA)
Dr. Donald Toland (VA)
Dr. Sharon A. Torrisi (CA)
Dr. Kim Jean Trahan (NH)
Dr. April Uohara (CA)
Dr. Mardi Vargofcak-Apker (VA)
Dr. Alana Lynn Velazquez (MD)
Dr. Brigit Renata Villines (GA)
Shelly Lynn Vogt (NV)
Dr. Ernie Ward (NC)
Dr. Meegan Weiler (MD)
Rachel Wells (OR)
Staci Deveron Westphalen (CA)
Michelle Whiton (NY)
Dr. Catherine Susan Williams (IL)
Jamie Wilson (PA)
Dr. Rene Ann Wingerter (IN)
Dr. Jennifer Woolf (CA)
Dr. Laurene K. Wright (MI)
Linda L. Wright (CA)
Melinda Young (MA)
Carol Lorraine Zelman (NY)
State legislators who signed letter opposing H.R. 2887**:
Representative James Albis (CT)
Representative Jimmy Anderson (WI)
Representative Richard Andrade (AZ)
Representative David Arconti (CT)
Senator Toni Atkins (CA)
Senator Tony Avella (NY)
Representative Bill Beck (TN)
Representative Terese Berceau (WI)
Representative Ryan Bizzarro (PA)
Senator John Bonacic (NY)
Representative Dorinda Borer (CT)
Senator Phil Boyle (NY)
Assemblymember Anthony Brindisi (NY)
Senator John E. Brooks (NY)
Representative Harry Brooks (TN)
Representative Jonathan Brostoff (WI)
Assemblymember Kevin Cahill (NY)
Representative Fred Camillo (CT)
Representative Juan Candelaria (CT)
Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (CA)
Senator Julian Cyr (MA)
Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (NJ)
Senator D. Scott Dibble (MN)
Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (CT)
Senator Adam Ebbin (VA)
Representative Lori Ehrlich (MA)
Senator Jamie Eldridge (MA)
Representative Josh Elliott (CT)
Assemblymember Steven Englebright (NY)
Assemblyman Timothy Eustace (NJ)
Representative Frank Farry (PA)
Senator Brian Feldman (MD)
Senator Marci Francisco (KS)
Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
Chairman Mike Gabbard (HI)
Representative Jim Gartner (KS)
Representative Eric Genrich (WI)
Assemblymember Deborah Glick (NY)
Assemblymember Todd Gloria (CA)
Representative David Gomberg (OR)
Senator Guy Guzzone (MD)
Representative Joshua Hall (CT)
Senator Dave Hansen (WI)
Senator Randall Hardy (KS)
Representative Alice Hausman (MN)
Representative Daniel Hernandez (AZ)
Senator Curtis Hertel, Jr. (MI)
Representative Natalie Higgins (MA)
Representative Dennis Highberger (KS)
Senate Minority Leader Katie Hobbs (AZ)
Senator Ben Hueso (CA)
Senator Les Ihara, Jr. (HI)
Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (CA)
Representative Darren Jernigan (TN)
Representative Louis Kafka (MA)
Senator John Kissel (CT)
Delegate Kaye Kory (VA)
Senator Liz Krueger (NY)
Representative Brenda Kupchick (CT)
Delegate Clarence Lam (MD)
Senator Ron Latz (MN)
Representative Linda Lawson (IN)
Representative Roland Lemar (CT)
Senator Carlo Leone (CT)
Senator Raymond Lesniak (NJ)
Representative Matthew Lesser (CT)
Representative Jack Patrick Lewis (MA)
Senator Lynwood Lewis (VA)
Delegate Brooke E. Lierman (MD)
Representative Liz Linehan (CT)
Representative Rick Lopes (CT)
Delegate Eric Luedtke (MD)
Senator Jon Lundberg (TN)
Representative Susan Lynn (TN)
Senator Virginia "Ginny" Lyons (VT)
Senator Richard Madaleno, Jr. (MD)
Senator John Marty (MN)
Senator Doug McCrory (CT)
Delegate Maggie McIntosh (MD)
Representative Beth Meyers (WI)
Delegate David Moon (MD)
Senator Michael Moore (MA)
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (VA)
Senator Jerry Newton (MN)
Assemblymember Patrick O'Donnell (CA)
Senator Sandra Pappas (MN)
Assemblymember Amy Paulion (NY)
Representative Dave Pinto (MN)
Delegate Andrew Platt (MD)
Representative Bob Ramsey (TN)
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (CA)
Delegate Kirill Reznik (MD)
Senate Committee on Water and Land Chairman Karl Rhoads (HI)
Representative Emmett Riley (CT)
Senator Fred Risser (WI)
House Majority Leader Matt Ritter (CT)
Delegate Shane Robinson (MD)
Senator Jim Rosapepe (MD)
Representative Kim Rose (CT)
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (NY)
Representative Kevin Ryan (CT)
Delegate Sid Saab (MD)
Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (CA)
Senator Dick Sears (VT)
Representative Patricia A. Serpa (RI)
Assemblyman Troy Singleton (NJ)
Representative Linda Slocum (MN)
Senator William C. Smith, Jr. (MD)
Representative Steve Stafstrom (CT)
Delegate Dana Stein (MD)
Representative Jonathan Steinberg (CT)
Representative Todd (PA)
Senator Mark Stoops (IN)
Senator Lena Taylor (WI)
Senator Terry Gerratana (CT)
Representative Paul Thissen (MN)
Representative Patricia Todd (AL)
Representative Diana Urban (CT)
Representative Ed Vargas (CT)
Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher (MD)
Representative Mark White (TN)
Senator Scott Wiener (CA)
Senator Gary Winfield (CT)
Representative Mike Winkler (CT)
Delegate Karen Young (MD)
Senator Ron Young (MD)
Representative Josh Zepnick (WI)
Civil Eats – op-ed
Common Dreams - op-ed
Daily Camera (Boulder, CO) - op-ed
Daily Yonder - op-ed
Journal Star (Peoria, IL) - op-ed
Los Angeles Times - editorial
Los Angeles Times - editorial
Modern Farmer - op-ed
One Green Planet - op-ed
Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA) - op-ed
Sheridan Press (Sheridan, WY) - op-ed
The Hill - op-ed
The Hill - op-ed
USA Today - editorial
Washington Examiner - op-ed
Radio:
Red State Talk Radio - “Chosen Generation”
Letters to the Editor:
AL, Daily Mountain Eagle - We dare defend our rights
AL, Times Daily - Congressional ag bill is dangerous
AZ, Arizona Daily Star - Put this amendment out to pasture
AZ, Arizona Daily Star - Reject the farm bill's King amendment
AZ, Arizona Daily Star - A very dangerous provision proposed for farm bill
AZ, Sedona Eye - O’Halleran vote may reverse ban on canned dog and cat meat and more
AZ, White Mountain Independent - King amendment is trouble
CA, Coast News - Dangerous farm legislation will restrict states’ rights
CA, The Paper - Dangerous amendment will threaten farm animal safety
CA, Marin Independent Journal - Join the fight against farm bill amendment
CA, Oakland Press - Drop the dangerous King amendment from the farm bill
CA, Sacramento Bee - Rep. Steve King’s food safety bill
CA, Ventura County Star - Attack on states’ rights
CO, Commerce City Sentinel Express - Amendment to farm bill threatens animal welfare
CO, Brighton Standard Blade - Amendment to farm bill threatens animal welfare
CT, Greenwich Free Press - Protect interstate commerce act is dangerous legislation
CT, Greenwich Time - A deceptive bill about commerce
CT, Hartford Courant - Bill threatens states’ rights
CT, Hartford Courant - Stop the King amendment
CT, New Haven Register - Laws that govern us should reflect our values
CT, New Haven Register - King’s proposal removes power from citizens
DC, Washington Post - Another bad egg in the farm bill
DE, Cape Gazette - Farm bill amendment could hurt us all
DE, Delaware Times - Don’t let congress strip states’ rights
DE, Delaware Times - Don’t let congress undermine states’ rights
DE, News Journal - Don’t force states to accept inhumane poultry
FL, Gainesville Sun - Troubling provision
FL, Herald-Tribune - Farm bill provision targets state animal-protection laws
FL, News Press - Farm bill overstep
FL, News Press - Dangerous bill
FL, Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Farm bill provision targets state animal-protection law
GA, Atlanta Journal-Constitution - States' rights would be eroded by farm amendment
IL, Cherokee Tribune & Ledger News - My fears have come to fruition
IL, Chicago Sun Times - Cruel puppy mills not far off if two federal laws pass
IL, Chicago Sun Times - Heinous bill
IL, Daily Herald - Amendment threatens food safety
IL, Journal Star - In defense of local agriculture
IL, Journal-Pilot - Concerned about HR 3599
IL, My Journal Courier - Bill that would strip states' authority to regulate
IL, McDonough County Voice - Kathy Fischer, opposing the protect interstate commerce act
IL, News-Gazette - Pull amendment from farm bill
IL, State Journal-Register - Proposed bill would undermine state’s animal welfare laws
IL, State Journal-Register - Don’t allow farm bill nullifying state laws
IN, Brown County Democrat - Tell legislators to oppose bill addition
IN, Courier & Press - Rep. King's Bill is federal overreach
IN, Herald-Times - Don’t legalize abuse
KS, Lawrence Journal-World - Protect Kansans
KS, Lawrence Journal-World - Say no to King
KS, High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal - Readers ask Roberts to find common ground
KS, Salina Journal - Urge Marshall to protect our pets with his vote
KS, Wichita Eagle - Block amendment
KS, Wichita Eagle- Keep farm bill King-free
KY, Lexington Herald-Leader - Oppose farm bill change to weaken local control
MA, Berkshire Eagle - Law protecting hens under assault in DC
MA, Boston Herald - Dethrone King amendment
MA, Cape Cod Times - Farm bill amendment subverts animal welfare
MA, Daily News - Ask lawmakers to reject farm bill amendment
MA, Patriot Ledger - Marshfield: stop bill that would gut animal welfare law
MA, Mass Live - Landmark law to protect farm animals could be undone
MA, Telegram & Gazette - Addition to US farm bill could override state’s protections
MD, Capital Gazette - Terrible bill
MI, Cadillac News -Don’t weaken consumer safety laws
MI, News-Review - Amendment to farm legislation is flawed
MN, ABC Newspapers - Federal bills dangerous
MN, ABC Newspapers - Which direction are we going?
MN, Crow River Media - Leave King amendment out of farm bill
MN, Fergus Falls Daily Journal - Rep. Peterson needs to strip ‘King amendment’
MN, Detroit Lakes Online - Peterson’s proposed ag bill hurts Minnesota
MN, Post Bulletin - Iowa congressman's bill would strip away states' rights
MN, Sun Post - Amendment to farm bill is overreach
MO, Kansas City Star - Keep control local
MO, Kansas City Star - Protect states
MO, St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Amendment seeks to eliminate local agriculture laws
MT, Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Proposed legislation dangerous for Montana farmers
MT, Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Farm bill amendment threatens the rights of states
MT, Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Amendment to farm bill dangerous for our country
NC, News & Record - Farm bill amendment must be plowed under
ND, In Forum - Urge Rep. Peterson to eliminate 'King amendment' from farm bill
ND, In Forum - Urge your representatives to reject PICA legislation
NJ, Burlington County Times - Support farm bill without amendment
NV, Las Vegas Sun - House bill would hurt our farmers
NY, Ithaca Journal - Commerce bill would usurp state laws
NY, Kingston Times - An appalling proposal
NY, Post Star - King bill is bad for animals, health
NY, Poughkeepsie Journal - Proposed amendment to farm bill would be harmful to states
NY, Suffolk Times and Riverhead News-Review - King bill
NY Times Herald-Record - Proposed farm bill amendment would harm NY residents
NY, Times Union - Agribusiness bill would dismantle states' rights
NY, Times Union - Protect NY farmers from harmful legislation
NY, Times Union - Stefanik wants to hear from you on farm bill
OH, Akron Beacon Journal - Farm bill hurts Ohio
OH, Cleveland.com - Protect interstate commerce act, bad for Ohio
OH, Cleveland Jewish News - Ohioans should oppose HR 3599
OH, Columbus Dispatch - Farm-bill amendment favors big agribusiness
OH, Columbus Dispatch - Amendment weakens animal protection
OH, Columbus Dispatch - Farm bill amendment has serious implications
OH, Marietta Times - Amendments put food safety in jeopardy
OK, Tulsa World - Disaster looming in pending farm bill
OR, Capital Press - Farm bill amendment takes aim at states’ rights
OR, Register-Guard - Farm bill amendment disastrous
PA, Lehigh Valley Live - Speak out against anti-animal bill in congress
PA, Intelligencer - Dangerous bill threatens animal welfare
PA, Reading Eagle - Proposal endangers welfare of animals
SD, Rapid City Journal - Farm bill proposal attack on states
TN, Brentwood Homepage - Farm bill amendment would reduce state oversight of food safety
TN, Chattanoogan.com - Upcoming bill will affect local family farmers and consumers
TN, Franklin Homepage - Farm bill amendment would reduce state oversight of food safety
TN, Springhill Homepage - Farm bill amendment would reduce state oversight of food safety
TN, Tennessean - Food bill would erode states' rights
TN, Times Free Press - Vote against bill opposing controls
TX, Dallas News - Reject farm bill amendment
TX, Statesman - Letters to the editor: Sept. 22, 2018
TX, Waco Tribune-Herald - Thoughts on states’ rights assault and EPA administrator Scott Pruitt
VA, Fairfax County Times - No need for this King in Virginia
VA, Fairfax County Times - Do your part to save children, animals and food safety
WA, Lake Chelan Mirror - King bill is terrible for public health and the environment
WA, Montgomery Advertiser - Agriculture bill endangers states’ rights
WA, Quad City Herald - King bill is terrible for public health and the environment
WA, Spokesman-Review - Bill threatens state agriculture
WI, La Crosse Tribune - Maintain federal rules on food safety
WV, Dominion Post - Federal bill would nullify animal welfare laws
* Has stated opposition to King legislation (HR 4879/HR 3599)
** Has stated opposition to Sensenbrenner bill (HR 2887)